REPRIEVE in a Sentence

Learn REPRIEVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for REPRIEVE, such as:

1. Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
2. Rhett had sent her home alone in the carriage when the party was over and she had thanked God for the reprieve.

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 Meanings and Examples of REPRIEVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
reprieve
 n.  temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
Classic Sentence:
1  Rhett had sent her home alone in the carriage when the party was over and she had thanked God for the reprieve.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
2  From early in the evening until nearly midnight, little groups of two and three presented themselves at the lodge-gate, and inquired, with anxious faces, whether any reprieve had been received.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
Example Sentence:
1  Many fund managers see the dollar's recent gains as nothing more than a short-term reprieve.
2  Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.