Examples of relieved in a Sentence
I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.
He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
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While some of your colleagues may feel relieved or happy about the results, others might be feeling angry or anxious.
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Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The independent duchies of sixteenth-century Italy established free ports, which allowed slavers safe passage and relieved import duties for transiting merchants in need of temporary storage for perishable goods like grain.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
When the bus arrived, the migrants looked relieved.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The independent duchies of sixteenth-century Italy established free ports, which allowed slavers safe passage and relieved import duties for transiting merchants in need of temporary storage for perishable goods like grain.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
When the bus arrived, the migrants looked relieved.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieved. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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