How to use "relief" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "relief" in popular movie and book plots

  • There is no clear outcome until a relief army from Narnia, led by Edmund and Lucy arrives.  - The Horse and His Boy
  • Miguel can eventually breathe a sigh of relief when his conspirator within the Argentinian federal authorities shows up.  - Assassination Tango
  • Sir Oliver and Moses leave, and Charles sends a hundred pounds of the proceeds for the relief of "Mr.  - The School for Scandal
  • Peter returns, alive and well, to Harriet's immense relief and joy.  - A Presumption of Death
  • The company is shocked, but there is general relief that the crime of incest may have been narrowly averted.  - Joseph Andrews
  • She teaches Heidi that she can always seek relief from misery by praying to God.  - Heidi
  • Though the Ur-Quan forces didn't find the Earthlings during their sweep of the system, relief never arrived.  - Star Control II
  • Myra overhears the two pronounced dead and breathes a sigh of relief as she walks off safely into the night.  - Sudden Fear
  • To Christian's query about relief from his burden, Goodwill directs him forward to "the place of deliverance".  - The Pilgrim's Progress
  • Lou is overjoyed with relief and pride.  - Atlantic City (1980 film)
  • As they move out, they spot a relief column of clean, well-equipped soldiers marching toward Bastogne.  - Battleground (film)
  • There is some comic relief at a dance hall, where an eastern stranger is forced to dance while the locals fire at his feet.  - The Great Train Robbery (1903 film)
  • The supporting character Ultros serves as a recurring villain and comic relief throughout the game.  - Final Fantasy VI
  • At first Lyle does not appear and Alvin expresses relief when he does.  - The Straight Story
  • She rejects him to the fury of her mother and the relief of her father.  - Pride and Prejudice
  • Jack, to the relief of his mother, returns with the magic harp.  - Into the Woods

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