An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
A pause from doing something (as work)
1 However, Buddies does more than simply offer respite care or home help.
2 Before the respite of the dressing room, however, Stoke's problems would mount.
3 There was no respite for a weary looking London stock market yesterday.
4 I hadn't seen Inspector Jayne yet today and was savoring the respite .
5 A welcome respite , but still not enough to stop ongoing water restrictions.
6 Having won that temporary respite , I turned my attention to another problem.
7 Ridgecrest may not get much respite in the hours and days ahead.
8 There was a respite for her in the activities of the reception.
9 A sign of respite for water-soaked central and lower North Island residents.
10 Only the naive, however, did not recognise that the respite was temporary.
11 Rain was also expected on Friday, the bureau said, offering some respite .
12 Nor would he have Catherine travelling so far without some brief respite .
13 I was glad of the respite ; but we needed to press on.
14 He voted against the appeal to the people and against the respite .
15 The respite was momentary, and I employed it in my own defence.
16 In a sense, wars lasted forever; peace was merely respite between conflicts.
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