reprievein a sentence
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The storm gave them a reprieve from the heat that had lasted all week.reprieve = temporary relief
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The governor granted a reprieve to the prisoner, delaying the execution while new evidence was reviewed.reprieve = delay in punishment
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Unrest continues with no reprieve of the violence in sight.reprieve = relief
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The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment. (source)reprieves = delay punishment
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Darkness has given me a brief reprieve, but by the time the sun rises, the Careers will have formulated a plan to kill me. (source)reprieve = delay offering temporary relief
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A reprieve. (source)
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He had been given an unusual and special reprieve from the committee, and granted an additional year of nurturing before his Naming and Placement. (source)reprieve = delay offering temporary relief
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It did nothing to Snape, who for a split second seemed to think he had been reprieved: but then Voldemort's intention became clear.† (source)
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The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. (source)Reprieves = delays offering temporary relief
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Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part; reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now. (source)reprieve = delay in punishment
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It seemed good to be reprieved, to walk in a land that had only been for a few years under the dominion of the Dark Lord and was not yet fallen wholly into decay.† (source)
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Number 74: Commander-in-Chief, Reprieves, Pardons† (source)
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Tryouts for the possible revival of the Under 15s were set for Monday afternoon on the sandy field behind Indian Creek Elementary, as chance would have it, during a reprieve from the late-summer heat. (source)reprieve = temporary relief
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When she discovered that she had nine months to go before the baby came, she felt like a reprieved criminal.† (source)
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The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.† (source)
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Water rained down on me. Freezing water so cold it made me scream. Water! Not gas! I was going to live! We celebrated as we shivered, hugging one another and shaking hands, all of us granted a last-minute reprieve by the Nazis. (source)
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