REPRIEVE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for REPRIEVE, such as:
1. Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
2. Rhett had sent her home alone in the carriage when the party was over and she had thanked God for the reprieve.
2. Rhett had sent her home alone in the carriage when the party was over and she had thanked God for the reprieve.
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Meanings and Examples of REPRIEVE
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reprieve
n. temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
Classic Sentence:
1 Rhett had sent her home alone in the carriage when the party was over and she had thanked God for the reprieve.
2 From early in the evening until nearly midnight, little groups of two and three presented themselves at the lodge-gate, and inquired, with anxious faces, whether any reprieve had been received.
Example Sentence:
1 Many fund managers see the dollar's recent gains as nothing more than a short-term reprieve.
2 Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.