We both heaved a sigh of relief when she left. To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. She gave an audible sigh of relief. The holiday was a welcome relief. There was …

That relief is coupled with a deep understanding of why the same people keep coming back for more: connecting to the community as you freely give your time, money, skills, or services provides a real joy.

The meaning of RELIEF is a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate. How to use relief in a sentence.

To his relief a loud knock on the door spared him from giving an explanation. It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.

The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky. ... Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.

RELIEF definition: prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast. See examples of relief used in a sentence.

Definition of relief noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

RELIEF meaning: 1 : a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen; 2 : the removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant

We both heaved a sigh of relief when she left. To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. She gave an audible sigh of relief. The holiday was a welcome relief. There was …

If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. I breathed a sigh of relief.