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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Many seemed relieved just to have made it through the vintage without experiencing total disaster.
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Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
Students were reunited with their relieved families and classes were canceled Thursday after police shot and killed an armed boy outside of a middle school in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin on Wednesday.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Dodgers Hernández: For a ‘relieved’ Shohei Ohtani, first home run carries weight
April 4, 2024
An exception?
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
This simple request is neglected when Doug passes out in the hallway upon watching Yasuda and his sister receive a face full of puss from a relieved abscess.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the car, Tamela says Evelyn showed her the paperwork from the clinic and appeared relieved and happy.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
When the skies cleared above Tokyo’s historic Akasaka district late one evening in March 2023, no one in the city of 37 million people could have been more relieved than Masanori Aikawa, the tireless location manager employed by Warner Brothers Discovery’s Max and its hit TV series Tokyo Vice.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
While the improvement in employee retention is positive, employers should not feel relieved just yet.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
No one is probably more relieved than California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
Students were reunited with their relieved families and classes were canceled Thursday after police shot and killed an armed boy outside of a middle school in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin on Wednesday.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Dodgers Hernández: For a ‘relieved’ Shohei Ohtani, first home run carries weight
April 4, 2024
An exception?
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
This simple request is neglected when Doug passes out in the hallway upon watching Yasuda and his sister receive a face full of puss from a relieved abscess.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the car, Tamela says Evelyn showed her the paperwork from the clinic and appeared relieved and happy.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
When the skies cleared above Tokyo’s historic Akasaka district late one evening in March 2023, no one in the city of 37 million people could have been more relieved than Masanori Aikawa, the tireless location manager employed by Warner Brothers Discovery’s Max and its hit TV series Tokyo Vice.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
While the improvement in employee retention is positive, employers should not feel relieved just yet.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
No one is probably more relieved than California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieved. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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