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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Sophomore Taylor Tinsley entered in relief and soon the bases were loaded.—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 Four Sacramento-area men with ties to a former Internal Revenue Service worker have been sentenced to a federal prison term for their role in a plot to fraudulently obtain more than $3 million in pandemic relief aid, according to authorities.—Jason Green, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo-French, from relever to relieve
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