All 3 Uses
respite
in
Warriors Don't Cry
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- The President had agreed to give the governor a ten-day respite to sort out his response to the court order.†
p. 54.1 *
- Our respite was over all too soon.†
p. 104.4
- MY HOPES FOR A BLISSFUL TWO-WEEK RESPITE FROM Central High over Christmas vacation had been dashed by the dilemma we all faced because of Minnijean's suspension.†
p. 151.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(respite) a temporary relief from harm or discomfort
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)