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Example sentences from the Web for relievedSome feel relieved that the burden of dowry and economic baggage of unmarried daughters have been lifted. Three Women: Stories Of Indian Trafficked Brides|LGBTQ-Editor|October 5, 2020|No Straight News The court papers are sealed, but the couple has made it clear they want to be relieved of their parental responsibilities. Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He may have been relieved to head for Westminster as a Member of Parliament on Oct. 1, 1386. A Year In The Life of The Canterbury Tales’ Storied Beginnings|Wendy Smith|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was so relieved, until I thought about my dirty pantyhose hanging on the shower at home. My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Palliative sedation would have relieved her pain, it is true. U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Following the strike, as well as a damage assessment, Egan is relieved from his shift. Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It relieved him to see the two ladies seated opposite each other in the bow window, and to hear something like a laugh in the air. The Marriage of Elinor|Margaret Oliphant As a last effort, she tried to pique him by coldness—this pleased him best, for it relieved him from her presence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.|Various Lydia, relieved of a disagreeable suspicion that her usually faultless footman must be drunk, thanked him and went up-stairs. Cashel Byron's Profession|George Bernard Shaw Enfeebled by sickness, he exposed himself; touched by compassion, he relieved the sufferer. The Story of My Life|Egerton Ryerson He should act at once or ask to be relieved in time to let another carry out the plan. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2|Jacob Dolson Cox
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adjective(postpositive; often foll by at, about, etc) experiencing relief, esp from worry or anxiety mechanical engineering having part of the surface cut away to avoid friction or wear Words nearby relievedrelief map, relief pitcher, relief valve, relier, relieve, relieved, relieve oneself, reliever, relieve someone of, relieving arch, relievo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to relievedrelaxed, satisfied, reassured, freed, diminished, reconciled, mollified, soothed, consoled, pacified, placated, solaced, allayed, comforted, cared, alleviated, appeased, disengaged, dismissed, released |