How to Use relieve in a Sentence

relieve

verb

• What's the best way to relieve stress?
• I took a pill to relieve my headache.
• I've come to relieve the guard on duty.
• She tried to relieve the tension by making a joke.
• We need to find ways to relieve overcrowding in our schools.
• I wish I could relieve your suffering.
• Rosa told me she was relieved there were no hot dogs for sale.
  — The Brooklyn Bridge, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2024
• To help relieve the pressure, lie down on one side and rest.
  — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 6 Sep. 2023
• This relieves the pressure of being forced to go first.
  — PCMAG, 6 May 2024
• Even last week's half-inch of rain did little to relieve them.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
• The group is relieved after the years-long journey to get the breed recognized.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• This practice was believed, at the time, to relieve pressure on the brain.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
• Writers told The Times they were relieved that a deal was struck Sunday evening.
  — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• Open the faucet attached to the frozen pipe to allow water to flow through and relieve pressure buildup.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• There was no other option, and I was relieved to be off my bike.
  — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024
• Rodón was relieved by Yoendrys Gómez, who was called up earlier in the day.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
• My internist has put me on 2.5 mg of prednisone twice a day, and this does relieve my pain.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
• Sometimes, the only way to relieve rising work stress is to take items off your to-do list.
  — Neil Khaund, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Shemtov said in a statement that he is relieved by the arrest.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• Slowly, friend after friend drifts in to relieve some of the weight from Hilmy’s shoulders.
  — Jasmine Damian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• For pregnant parents whose feet are prone to aches and swelling, this is a great way to relieve stress at the end of a long, hard day.
  — Kaitlin Stanford, Parents, 6 May 2024
• Some touches of humor relieved and lightened the mood from time to time.
  — Dan Hathaway, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• In late June, one of the surgeries required doctors to get to his legs through his groin to relieve clots in his thighs and knees.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Herzog wasn’t martyred for his art, and he should be relieved by that.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
• The failure of the first effort relieved the city of some of the affordable-homes requirement on the next go-round.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• While this will relieve itchy symptoms in the moment, this spray isn’t a treatment on its own.
  — Shannon Ullman, Health, 6 May 2024
• Clark cites the crew as the main thing that helped relieve the pressures of being part of such a high-profile series.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
• This will help relieve some of the traffic along the various detour routes.
  — Jdumound, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
• Hough said in the clip of her emergency craniectomy, which is surgery to relieve pressure from the pooling blood.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
• Plus, knowing that your turkey is practically foolproof relieves you of the usual anxiety that the day won’t go just right.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024