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Relented is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Relented in a sentence

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Relented meaning

simple past and past participle of relent

Using Relented

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of relent
  • In the example corpus, relented often appears in combinations such as: relented and, finally relented, eventually relented.

Context around Relented

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Relented

  • In this selection, "relented" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, finally, leaders, weather, simply, awarding and tightly stand out and add context to how "relented" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2013 and relented only in and but finally relented and august. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "relented" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with relented

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

But the 36-year-old winger quickly relented. (8 words)

We have not relented and all of us believe restructuring is the way forward. (14 words)

But, after talks with Lord Hermer, the government’s top lawyer, Scotland Yard relented. (14 words)

After Schwarz and Moses called the attorney for the Legionaries, which has entered into a contract with the DEP, to receive a more thorough explanation for the DEP’s rationale, the Planning Board relented. (34 words)

Good has since endorsed Trump, and even traveled to Manhattan to praise him outside of the courthouse where he stood trial, but Trump has still not relented in his attacks on the congressman. (33 words)

This current city council tried to cut funding for the probe along with its scope but relented after a Voice of OC investigative series on the issue and ensuing public outcry. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

After much debate, DFL leaders relented and agreed to include in the bill the legislative authorization more than two dozen communities need to put local sales tax increases before voters.

Although the wet weather relented at 4pm, the umpires and both captains concluded play was not possible and the points were shared.

Eventually, however, I relented, simply because it was getting harder and harder to find film.

In the face of a public outcry over spiraling fentanyl deaths, lawmakers relented, a bit, and made possession of a gram or more a felony again.

It wasn't until James hit his teenage years that Carole and Michael finally relented and adopted their golden retriever Tilly.

Many countries have called for a ceasefire but the Israeli government and the IDF have not relented so far.

The king was hugely reluctant to postpone his coronation but finally relented, and August 9 was chosen as the new date, by which time he was in better health.

The Saskatchewan Party government later relented, awarding an additional $20 million to the medical college in September 2017 with the aim of helping it secure accreditation.

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The Supreme Court barred the project in 2013, and relented only in 2020 to allow it on an experimental basis.

This current city council tried to cut funding for the probe along with its scope but relented after a Voice of OC investigative series on the issue and ensuing public outcry.

We have not relented and all of us believe restructuring is the way forward.

After Schwarz and Moses called the attorney for the Legionaries, which has entered into a contract with the DEP, to receive a more thorough explanation for the DEP’s rationale, the Planning Board relented.

Before the bank relented, they said: "As such we do not believe you had a reasonable basis to believe that the intentions of the caller were genuine.

But, after talks with Lord Hermer, the government’s top lawyer, Scotland Yard relented.

But the 36-year-old winger quickly relented.

Good has since endorsed Trump, and even traveled to Manhattan to praise him outside of the courthouse where he stood trial, but Trump has still not relented in his attacks on the congressman.

He eventually relented and apologised for his behaviour saying that he would not fight with the officers.

He strove to excel when the need arose, he never relented on his oars, he saw a challenge and dug deeper to break through.

In that case, the military government then in power delayed accepting international assistance, and when it finally relented, tightly controlled its distribution, with little or no oversight by aid donors.

It was only after an intervention by the country’s President Isaac Herzog, who called for the ‘necessary adjustments’, that it relented.

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Common combinations with relented

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "relented" in a sentence?
An example: "After much debate, DFL leaders relented and agreed to include in the bill the legislative authorization more than two dozen communities need to put local sales tax increases before voters." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "relented" from authentic English texts.
What does "relented" mean?
Relented means: simple past and past participle of relent
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