Examples of relieved in a Sentence
I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.
He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
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The capital expenditures figure — which rose 53% to $16.75 billion, excluding finance leases — relieved investors worried a cutback in spending from the hyperscalers would hurt other AI companies.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Schar wore the look of a relieved man when referee Jarred Gillett considered his pull on Watkins worthy only of a yellow card, despite being the last defender.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Jackson’s life-or-death last stand started with Tommy and Maria sharing a good luck kiss and ended with their relieved embrace.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025
Now, with McPherson abruptly un-disappeared, an even larger group of people—the relieved, the vengeful, the doubtful, and the desperate-for-a-byline—set about trying to vet her story.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Schar wore the look of a relieved man when referee Jarred Gillett considered his pull on Watkins worthy only of a yellow card, despite being the last defender.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Jackson’s life-or-death last stand started with Tommy and Maria sharing a good luck kiss and ended with their relieved embrace.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025
Now, with McPherson abruptly un-disappeared, an even larger group of people—the relieved, the vengeful, the doubtful, and the desperate-for-a-byline—set about trying to vet her story.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieved. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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