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Sentences ending with respite

I have had one moment of respite. [11]
The Judas of Matthew Arnold's poem would have cast his cloak over those marble shoulders, if he had found himself in St. Paul's, and have earned another respite. [6]
My head kept humming, "A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, a buff trip slip for a six-cent fare," and so on and so on, without peace or respite. [5]
Adrian Fellowes had gone back to Glencader to do necessary things, to prepare the household for any emergency; and she was grateful for the respite. [11]
There--there it is coming on me again: a blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, a buff trip slip for a--" Thus murmuring faint and fainter, my friend sank into a peaceful trance and forgot his sufferings in a blessed respite. [5]
He evidently wanted a little respite. [2]

More example sentences with the word respite in them

When the animal was at length ready to go, Davie took him by the bridle, ran by his side, coaxed him into a gallop, and then, leaping in behind, lashed him into a run, which had little respite for ten miles, uphill or down. [4]
Duty won in the struggle, and the Governor gave his word that he would not again respite the condemned man. [5]
If so, respite the execution until I can see the record. [7]
And the same terror returned to him now after all the years of respite, tenfold increased, of falling in the sight of man from the topmost tower. [9]
Mrs. Clemens's bodily strength came up handsomely under that cheery respite from household and nursery cares. [5]
Once, in a slight pause, when a great noise of their hands and a rattling of scabbards on the table gave me a short respite, some one--Captain Lancy, I think--snatched up a glass, and called on all to drink my health. [11]
Even this solemn silence is small respite to the editor, for the next uncomfortable thing to having people look over his shoulders, perhaps, is to have them sit by in silence and listen to the scratching of his pen. [5]
Thither, as a respite from the hot office, Stephen was often invited by kind Mr. Brinsmade, who sometimes drove him out in his own buggy. [9]
How grateful he ought to be that this respite had been allowed him--that he had not been snatched away unwarned, like Prince Hartmann, in the midst of his sins! [10]
A soothing sense of respite came over her, such as she had rarely felt; for the lofty building, which was only half full, was deliciously cool and the subdued light was restful to her eyes. [10]
Nicholas was allowed no respite and no peace, and those who had seemed to pity the old man--the cause of their losses (if they were losses)--now remorselessly pursued the young heir who had voluntarily undertaken the debts and was obviously not guilty of contracting them. [2]
A visit to my grandmother in Dresden, and many pleasures which I was permitted to share with my brothers and sisters, seemed to me like the respite before execution. [10]
He knew the law well enough, and knew that the old man would be compelled without respite or delay to empty the cup of poison if he were found guilty of the theft of a human heart. [10]
Under these circumstances it seems to me best to leave it in, as above, since this will afford at least a temporary respite from the wear and tear of trying to "lead up" to this really apt and beautiful quotation. [5]
And now ensued, in the spring of 1609, a prosperous period of three months, the longest season of quiet the colony had enjoyed, but only a respite from greater disasters. [4]
Some for the Honours of Old Age, and some Long for its Respite from the Hum And Clash of sordid Strife--O Fools, The Past should teach them what's to Come: Lo, for the Honours, cold Neglect instead! [5]
For Respite, disputatious Heirs a Bed Of Thorns for them will furnish. [5]
I now hoped for respite in sleep; but no, it reveled all through my head till sunrise again, a frantic and tireless nightmare. [5]
It was a fearful scene, at once heart-rending and revolting; Gorgo looked on, gnashing her teeth with rage and disgust, and only wishing for the end of the world and of her own life as a respite from it all. [10]
They were now enjoying the evening respite and had gathered in two groups. [10]
He wished to enjoy the respite before execution. [10]
In 1721, this disease, after a respite of nineteen years, again appeared as an epidemic. [3]
He understood Arabic better than he had admitted, and he saw in this three months' respite, if it were granted, the chance to carry out a plan that was in his mind. [11]
I do not believe there was any thought of getting a little respite of quiet by my temporary absence, but I have wondered that there was not. [6]
Between the present and the distant period of a second meeting lay respite from peril, and perhaps the possibility of victory. [10]
I believe I am mentioning these cheerful things here to give myself a brief respite, for the portion of my life which followed is the one I least desire to describe. [10]

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