Noun
I felt such a sense of relief after I finished my thesis.
He expressed relief that the crisis was finally over.
Much to everyone's relief, the airplane took off without any problems.
What a relief it is to be back home.
Exercise is an excellent source of stress relief.
Both candidates promised tax relief for middle-class families.
Countries from around the world have been sending relief to the flood victims.
We donated to the relief effort for the hurricane victims.
My father lost his job and we had to go on relief.
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The country is seeking $10 billion in damages from the industry, as well as other forms of relief.—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025 According to Reuters, the White House is now weighing sanctions relief and officials are drafting up a plan to ease them on some entities and individuals, including some Russian oligarchs.—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The Supreme Court has previously rejected requests to hear other cases where anti-relief plaintiffs had been dismissed by lower courts.—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 15 Dec. 2022 The anti-relief faction, with its sudden warnings about deficits, is eager to revive the Tea Party spirit, and its would-be leaders are ur-Tea Partyers like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.—Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for relief
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo-French, from relever to relieve
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