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
• The only respite will be at the coast, where some places won’t climb out of the low 70s.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2021
• The evening gave a warm respite ahead of Fashion Week chaos.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2022
• Sunday brought a brief respite with calmer winds and a break in the heat.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2020
• The result: a soothing space that’s a respite from the city but not a snooze.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 21 June 2018
• 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
• Aguano wanted his team to have a respite, at least for a day.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
• His one place of respite was the tiny library on the shelter’s top floor.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
• For me, the only true respite from the world is a cold, dark movie theater.
  — Matthew Kitchen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
• Squats and lifts became her respite, a way to calm her mind.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• But instead of respite, the fires gave way to flash flooding along the east coast.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2020
• Turn to them for respite and a reminder of what makes the world better, not worse.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021
• What remains to be seen is how long that respite will last.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 26 Apr. 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
• The conclusion most folks have come to is that sea chanteys are a respite.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Jan. 2021
• But to the savvy, the river is a soothing respite from life's daily chaos.
  — Al Pierleoni, sacbee, 18 May 2018
• We long for a respite, a cove where simple rules are inscribed in the sand.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 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 Mr Musk would get some respite from bores and boneheads.
  — The Economist, 26 May 2018
• The game on my iPhone has been my respite from anxiety.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 26 Dec. 2020
• And there will be little respite in the evenings as lows only drop into the 70s and 80s.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
• Despite Thursday’s wet respite, Texas isn’t out of the woods yet.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Jonovich said Phoenix does not have any plans to offer overnight respite.
  — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 29 May 2020
• Time in the blind is a respite, a time for friends to enjoy some normalcy.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021
• Free one hour support group, Alzheimer's café, and four hour respite care.
  — Alan Goch, Jewish Journal, 10 July 2018
• One respite, not available last year, will be city pools.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• Rooms are sleek and modern, designed to be a respite from the busy world outside.
  — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 18 Oct. 2019
• Some respite care, more services and a glass of pinot noir wouldn’t hurt either.
  — Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, 28 Dec. 2018

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respite

2 of 2 verb

• The silence gives me respite from my cell phone, the news, my work.
  — Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, Kristin Van Ogtrop, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• The halftime break gives you just enough respite to get your grind on.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• Which of course, leads to a question: Solace and respite for whom?
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 8 Jan. 2022
• Still, the outlook for the world’s largest economy may offer respite.
  — Fortune, 2 Jan. 2023
• 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
• The solutions are fairly simple: hydration, rest breaks, and respite from the sun.
  — Time, 3 Nov. 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
• Not knowing where to go, volunteers escort the group three blocks to the Catholic Charities respite center.
  — CBS News, 18 June 2018
• 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
• Gorden said the Boyds are key in providing respite the families need.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The 1,200-square-foot bakery is cozy with four cafe tables that grant patrons respite while enjoying their coffee and muffin while reading the paper.
  — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 20 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The cost varies, but expect to pay about $21 to $25 an hour for basic care-giving services, which include companion and personal care, pet care, help with bills, phone calls, and respite for caregivers, plus mileage if errands are part of the job.
  — Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• 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
• Wicker lounges across the lush lawn offer respite with uninterrupted sea views and unrivaled sunsets.
  — Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 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
• Schools offer kids respite from troubled families and provide opportunities for staffers to spot signs of abuse, said Fredrick Blocton, chairman of 180 Degrees' board.
  — Katy Read, Star Tribune, 16 Feb. 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: 9 May 2024