How to Use respite in a Sentence

respite

1 of 2 noun

• The bad weather has continued without respite.
• For years, your column was a respite for me from the news of the day.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2020
• Sunday brought a brief respite with calmer winds and a break in the heat.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2020
• The respite seemed at first like a sudden patch of sun in the middle of a hail storm.
  — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2019
• What remains to be seen is how long that respite will last.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Squats and lifts became her respite, a way to calm her mind.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• The conclusion most folks have come to is that sea chanteys are a respite.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Jan. 2021
• The result: a soothing space that’s a respite from the city but not a snooze.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 21 June 2018
• His one place of respite was the tiny library on the shelter’s top floor.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
• Thomas hopes that his palate cleanser will be a welcome respite.
  — Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• The lazy river was a welcome respite after a day whizzing down the slopes.
  — Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2022
• But instead of respite, the fires gave way to flash flooding along the east coast.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2020
• The evening gave a warm respite ahead of Fashion Week chaos.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2022
• Turn to them for respite and a reminder of what makes the world better, not worse.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021
• Aguano wanted his team to have a respite, at least for a day.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
• For me, the only true respite from the world is a cold, dark movie theater.
  — Matthew Kitchen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
• We long for a respite, a cove where simple rules are inscribed in the sand.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
• Time in the blind is a respite, a time for friends to enjoy some normalcy.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021
• The game on my iPhone has been my respite from anxiety.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 26 Dec. 2020
• But to the savvy, the river is a soothing respite from life's daily chaos.
  — Al Pierleoni, sacbee, 18 May 2018
• With a brief respite from the pain, the sports star was back to pushing after a two-hour nap.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• Rooms are sleek and modern, designed to be a respite from the busy world outside.
  — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 18 Oct. 2019
• My office window is a nice respite from a crazy world of traffic and chaos.
  — Kristie Koerbel, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
• There is little respite in sight for those hoping to buy their first home.
  — Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• Feeling chill on your skin and in your lungs is both a respite and a stimulant.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
• One respite, not available last year, will be city pools.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• Tuesday was a bit more positive, but the respite was brief.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2018
• The friction between them grew, with no respite between work and home.
  — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
• Some respite care, more services and a glass of pinot noir wouldn’t hurt either.
  — Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, 28 Dec. 2018
• The respite comes after last week brought surging daily case counts.
  — oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2020

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respite

2 of 2 verb

• The halftime break gives you just enough respite to get your grind on.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• The silence gives me respite from my cell phone, the news, my work.
  — Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, Kristin Van Ogtrop, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• Which of course, leads to a question: Solace and respite for whom?
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 8 Jan. 2022
• That provision could offer respite from siege warfare, which has been a main weapon of the government.
  — Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad, New York Times, 3 May 2017
• Gorden said the Boyds are key in providing respite the families need.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2019
• The solutions are fairly simple: hydration, rest breaks, and respite from the sun.
  — Time, 3 Nov. 2022
• Some camps for kids with physical or emotional challenges are the only respite their caregivers get all year.
  — Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 7 May 2020
• This might mean having the option of working from home, as well as a communal area for connection, and even respite.
  — Sally Percy, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
• For now, Roland Moody goes to respite care a couple of times a week outside of the home, giving his wife time to run errands.
  — Shelia Poole, ajc, 21 Mar. 2022
• Water draining off the fields flowed into national wildlife refuges that continue to provide respite each year for tens of thousands of birds.
  — CBS News, 2 July 2021
• There were always assignments to complete even while the options for a respite - a lunch break at school with peers, time with friends at all - had been taken away.
  — Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2021
• Not knowing where to go, volunteers escort the group three blocks to the Catholic Charities respite center.
  — CBS News, 18 June 2018
• Over the past months, my headphones have given me respite from my lovely boyfriend’s work calls and clanging family members in the kitchen (my workspace).
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2020
• Wicker lounges across the lush lawn offer respite with uninterrupted sea views and unrivaled sunsets.
  — Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 July 2019
• Some individuals who attend day programs have had to stay home because there isn’t enough staff, and admissions to respite care have been closed.
  — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2022
• There's another hallmark of luxury that's maybe more important to customers than excessive thrust: respite from the noise of the world.
  — Annie White, Car and Driver, 22 Oct. 2020
• If The Sound of Music has lags, there are really only respites between the excitements.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2018
• For the next six months, weekly visits from nurses and aides gave my sister respite and helped us stay ahead of skin and bowel issues that had also brought us to ERs.
  — Jeanne Erdmann, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
• Gudaitis noted that those who try to survive on the streets — the same group that turns to respite shelters in winter — are less likely to be vaccinated, let alone have proof on hand.
  — Luke Cregan, Curbed, 20 Nov. 2021
• That could be renting a cabin in an area with no cellular service, tickets to a play, a winter hike and a picnic — anything that gives us respite from our inevitable return to screens.
  — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
• That is particularly unpleasant for anyone hoping that darkness might offer respite from the worst assaults of summer daylight.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
• Backs to the wall Those 15 minutes respite changed very little and Atleti's players were back out in the second half and immediately had their backs to the wall.
  — Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2020
• Unlike the tyranny of color coding and social-media moments, the new trend in personal libraries concerns what’s on the inside: ideas, inspiration, and respite from the rest of the world.
  — Sheila Marikar, ELLE Decor, 7 Aug. 2020
• Even in its mixed family-cruise lines, the company offers separate areas for adults-only pools, lounges and nightclubs to offer parents respite from their active children.
  — Sarah Min, CBS News, 29 July 2019
• The pandemic hit a lot of us hard, and many people sought reprieve and respite from rapidly rising rents by simply moving elsewhere — some to new, less-costly cities, some back to their childhood bedrooms in their hometowns.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2022
• Drouin pointed out that programs and referrals may be especially helpful for those caring for older partners with dementia and said help is available for stress relief, referrals to respite care and other services.
  — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022
• The funds raised annually through the golf outing helps to fund GFC’s medical, dental and respite services for people who are homeless or unable to afford services.
  — Brian Herbert, Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2017
• At Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, for example, late-night tee times offer golfers respite from the region’s punishing summer sun.
  — New York Times, 18 June 2021
• The collaboration offers inspiration and respite through art made by local artists and employees to Summit County Courthouse visitors.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
• Vouchers are provided as a subsidy so that San Diego County contributes 50 percent to respite expenses.
  — Ramona Sentinel, 16 July 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024