How to Use respite in a Sentence

respite

1 of 2 noun

• The bad weather has continued without respite.
• For years, your column was a respite for me from the news of the day.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2020
• The only respite will be at the coast, where some places won’t climb out of the low 70s.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2021
• The evening gave a warm respite ahead of Fashion Week chaos.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2022
• Sunday brought a brief respite with calmer winds and a break in the heat.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2020
• The result: a soothing space that’s a respite from the city but not a snooze.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 21 June 2018
• The respite seemed at first like a sudden patch of sun in the middle of a hail storm.
  — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2019
• Aguano wanted his team to have a respite, at least for a day.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
• His one place of respite was the tiny library on the shelter’s top floor.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
• For me, the only true respite from the world is a cold, dark movie theater.
  — Matthew Kitchen, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
• Squats and lifts became her respite, a way to calm her mind.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• But instead of respite, the fires gave way to flash flooding along the east coast.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2020
• Turn to them for respite and a reminder of what makes the world better, not worse.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021
• What remains to be seen is how long that respite will last.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• With a brief respite from the pain, the sports star was back to pushing after a two-hour nap.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• The conclusion most folks have come to is that sea chanteys are a respite.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Jan. 2021
• But to the savvy, the river is a soothing respite from life's daily chaos.
  — Al Pierleoni, sacbee, 18 May 2018
• We long for a respite, a cove where simple rules are inscribed in the sand.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
• Thomas hopes that his palate cleanser will be a welcome respite.
  — Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• The lazy river was a welcome respite after a day whizzing down the slopes.
  — Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2022
• But Mr Musk would get some respite from bores and boneheads.
  — The Economist, 26 May 2018
• The game on my iPhone has been my respite from anxiety.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 26 Dec. 2020
• And there will be little respite in the evenings as lows only drop into the 70s and 80s.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
• Despite Thursday’s wet respite, Texas isn’t out of the woods yet.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Jonovich said Phoenix does not have any plans to offer overnight respite.
  — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 29 May 2020
• Time in the blind is a respite, a time for friends to enjoy some normalcy.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021
• Free one hour support group, Alzheimer's café, and four hour respite care.
  — Alan Goch, Jewish Journal, 10 July 2018
• One respite, not available last year, will be city pools.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• After that respite, forecasters said rain might fall again in the Bay Area on Wednesday.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• A break in the weather should provide respite, but wind gusts are still expected to reach up to 23 mph, according to the Weather Service.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024

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respite

2 of 2 adjective

• For a time, the respite center staff wondered if the families would stop being released completely.
  — Jessica Contrera, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2017
• The comfy seats of our pickup were a welcome respite post-headliner performances.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 June 2018
• The Alzheimer’s Association provides tips on caregiving, how to get respite care and referrals for services.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Pomeroy, which already operates licensed overnight respite programs elsewhere with staff on duty seven days a week, has begun the process of applying for new licensing at 2626 Fulton, Cohen said.
  — Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• Having counseling and support services available to caregivers, as well as respite programs to temporarily relieve them of their responsibilities, could also help.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
• Those services include respite care, housekeeping, home delivered meals, personal emergency response plans, transportation, adult day care, special medical equipment or supplies, caregiver training and home health aide services.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
• For a time, the respite center staff wondered if the families would stop being released completely.
  — Jessica Contrera, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2017
• The comfy seats of our pickup were a welcome respite post-headliner performances.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 June 2018
• The Alzheimer’s Association provides tips on caregiving, how to get respite care and referrals for services.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Pomeroy, which already operates licensed overnight respite programs elsewhere with staff on duty seven days a week, has begun the process of applying for new licensing at 2626 Fulton, Cohen said.
  — Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• Having counseling and support services available to caregivers, as well as respite programs to temporarily relieve them of their responsibilities, could also help.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
• Those services include respite care, housekeeping, home delivered meals, personal emergency response plans, transportation, adult day care, special medical equipment or supplies, caregiver training and home health aide services.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020
• For a time, the respite center staff wondered if the families would stop being released completely.
  — Jessica Contrera, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2017
• The comfy seats of our pickup were a welcome respite post-headliner performances.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 June 2018
• The Alzheimer’s Association provides tips on caregiving, how to get respite care and referrals for services.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Pomeroy, which already operates licensed overnight respite programs elsewhere with staff on duty seven days a week, has begun the process of applying for new licensing at 2626 Fulton, Cohen said.
  — Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• Having counseling and support services available to caregivers, as well as respite programs to temporarily relieve them of their responsibilities, could also help.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
• Those services include respite care, housekeeping, home delivered meals, personal emergency response plans, transportation, adult day care, special medical equipment or supplies, caregiver training and home health aide services.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024