How to Use relieved in a Sentence
relieved
adjective
- He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
- I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.
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The two are relieved that the leak is not as bad as first feared.
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Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Oct. 2021
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At that point, I was relieved to take the Meta Quest Pro off.
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Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
11 Oct. 2022
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Down in the reactor room, I am relieved to see the dog is safe!
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Dalene Rovenstine,
EW.com,
10 Sep. 2020
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The music swells, the two turn to each other in stunned joy, and share a relieved kiss.
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Caroline Framke,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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And the local artists are ready and relieved to greet new customers.
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BostonGlobe.com,
29 May 2021
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Morant missed his first three free throws of the game and had a relieved look on his face when making the fourth.
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Damichael Cole,
USA TODAY,
27 Apr. 2022
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At the end of the clip, Bentley's relieved owner arrives and picks up the pooch.
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Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE.com,
10 June 2022
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Despite the pain, my face began to feel a bit relieved and stretched out.
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Robyn Merrett,
PEOPLE.com,
10 Dec. 2019
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The fans released a cheer that was both joyous and relieved.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Aug. 2023
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When Weitzman made the team, he was thrilled and relieved and eager.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2022
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Sanders sounded relieved to be back with his team this week.
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Luke Johnson,
NOLA.com,
5 Nov. 2020
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Many are relieved to see order restored to the streets, even with an iron fist.
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The Economist,
20 Mar. 2021
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And researchers are hugely relieved that the process has gone well.
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John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
16 Mar. 2022
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He was relieved to find that his swing still felt good despite the downtime.
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Nick Piecoro,
The Arizona Republic,
28 Feb. 2021
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Galina walked away relieved that there were no worms in her head.
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Maria Danilova,
Harper's magazine,
28 Aug. 2019
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As the misery spreads, most of us are relieved to be watching the worst of it from the safety of our sofas.
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Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2020
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The sergeant quickly found its master who collected the wet and relieved mutt in his arms from the side of the boat.
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Howard Cohen,
miamiherald,
12 May 2018
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Keep scrolling Very relieved this blind horse was saved from a Colorado canal.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
12 July 2024
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The 36-year old Westfield mother was relieved to just get home.
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Kellie Hwang,
Indianapolis Star,
20 June 2019
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Part of me is numb and the other part feels a little relieved that my mom won’t have the stress of taking care of him.
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Washington Post,
28 June 2021
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In many ways, Mr. Oliver is relieved to be out of the restaurant business.
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Kim Severson,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2019
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Our friend was shivering in a pool of frozen urine, but seemed relieved.
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Michael Pomerantz,
cleveland,
29 Apr. 2021
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You could be forgiven for thinking that CEOs are a bit relieved by the events of 2023.
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2023
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Kathryn is sad to be leaving her friends, her daughter told me, but relieved to not have to go to the courthouse.
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Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Feb. 2020
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The mermaids were happy and relieved to see Avila alive and well on the local news.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
Peoplemag,
9 Dec. 2022
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Your friend could feel relieved and excited to move on with life.
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Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
7 Nov. 2018
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The actors appeared relieved when England won the stressful shoot-out and were able to get on with their show.
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Marina Watts,
Peoplemag,
8 July 2024
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Trump seemed relieved that the story had not come out earlier, Hicks said.
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Brian Bennett,
TIME,
28 May 2024
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