brief respite
Frequency: 7.815.1 per million words
a short period of rest or relief
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Examples (10)
- The silence offered a brief respite from the constant ringing of the phone.
- After hours of hiking, they found a small shade tree for a brief respite.
- He welcomed the weekend as a brief respite from his demanding job.
- The rain provided a brief respite from the oppressive heat.
- The ceasefire offered a brief respite to the war-torn region.
- She managed to steal a brief respite to read a chapter of her book.
- This short break will provide a much-needed brief respite.
- The continuous workload allowed no brief respite for the exhausted team.
- A brief respite from the chaos was all he longed for.
- The calm before the storm offered only a brief respite.