How to Use relieved in a Sentence

relieved

adjective
  • He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
  • I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.
  • The two are relieved that the leak is not as bad as first feared.
    Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2021
  • At that point, I was relieved to take the Meta Quest Pro off.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2022
  • We are relieved and grateful, but the job is not done yet.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Down in the reactor room, I am relieved to see the dog is safe!
    Dalene Rovenstine, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The music swells, the two turn to each other in stunned joy, and share a relieved kiss.
    Caroline Framke, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Others are simply relieved to know the gangs are off the streets.
    Milli Legrain, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2017
  • And the local artists are ready and relieved to greet new customers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
  • Morant missed his first three free throws of the game and had a relieved look on his face when making the fourth.
    Damichael Cole, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • At the end of the clip, Bentley's relieved owner arrives and picks up the pooch.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
  • Despite the pain, my face began to feel a bit relieved and stretched out.
    Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • The fans released a cheer that was both joyous and relieved.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • When Weitzman made the team, he was thrilled and relieved and eager.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Sanders sounded relieved to be back with his team this week.
    Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Many are relieved to see order restored to the streets, even with an iron fist.
    The Economist, 20 Mar. 2021
  • And researchers are hugely relieved that the process has gone well.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
  • He was relieved to find that his swing still felt good despite the downtime.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Galina walked away relieved that there were no worms in her head.
    Maria Danilova, Harper's magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
  • As the misery spreads, most of us are relieved to be watching the worst of it from the safety of our sofas.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The sergeant quickly found its master who collected the wet and relieved mutt in his arms from the side of the boat.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 12 May 2018
  • Keep scrolling Very relieved this blind horse was saved from a Colorado canal.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
  • The 36-year old Westfield mother was relieved to just get home.
    Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2019
  • Part of me is numb and the other part feels a little relieved that my mom won’t have the stress of taking care of him.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • In many ways, Mr. Oliver is relieved to be out of the restaurant business.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Our friend was shivering in a pool of frozen urine, but seemed relieved.
    Michael Pomerantz, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2021
  • You could be forgiven for thinking that CEOs are a bit relieved by the events of 2023.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Kathryn is sad to be leaving her friends, her daughter told me, but relieved to not have to go to the courthouse.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Both were incredibly relieved to watch gaggles of kids go nuts over all of it once more.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024

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