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Reprieve is an English word with synonyms like respite or prorogue. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Reprieve | Reprieves | Reprieved

Reprieve meaning

  1. To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
  2. To bring relief to someone.
  3. To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).

Synonyms of Reprieve

respite prorogue postpone mercy mercifulness clemency warrant break interruption abatement hiatus suspension ease relief hold over

Related words

Other words often associated with Reprieve or its synonyms:

pause shelve intermission leniency delay table lenience remit humaneness interval defer rest

Using Reprieve

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution. | To bring relief to someone. | To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).
  • Useful related words include: respite, prorogue, postpone, mercy.
  • In the example corpus, reprieve often appears in combinations such as: reprieve from, reprieve for, temporary reprieve.

Context around Reprieve

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brexit 1× week 1× major 1× little 1× temporary 1× payment 1× prices 1× momentary 1× surprise 1×

Often after:

viewers 1× delaying 1×

Sentence patterns with Reprieve

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a little reprieve viewers aren 1× a major reprieve from the 1× a momentary reprieve 1× a surprise reprieve to lead 1× a temporary reprieve 1× fermanagh a reprieve 1× get a reprieve 1× giants a reprieve 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

activist teesta setalvad 1× after meeting the 1× although the two 1× but after stepping 1× but unfortunately for 1× hot weather is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a momentary reprieve 1× a temporary reprieve 1× be short lived 1× during the summer 1× fermanagh a reprieve 1× for seven days 1×

Words around Reprieve

Just before it in the word index:

repricing 18 reprices 2 repriced 5 reprice 9 repreve 2 repressor 15

Just after it in the word index:

reprieved 7 reprieves 12 reprieving 2 reprimand 86 reprimanded 120 reprimanding 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

acne 236 anonymously 236 asians 236 bellingham 236 berman 236 camel 236

Corpus analysis for Reprieve

  • In this selection, "reprieve" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brexit, week, major, viewers and delaying stand out and add context to how "reprieve" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a little reprieve viewers aren and a major reprieve from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "reprieve" sits close to words such as acne, anonymously and asians, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with reprieve

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

Short example sentences

It was to be a momentary reprieve. (7 words)

But that second intervention proved just a temporary reprieve. (9 words)

But unfortunately for weather-battered Kiwis, today’s reprieve will be short-lived. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakersBritish Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possibl. (41 words)

It is another relegated club in Southampton who open the season, away at League One play-off winners Sheffield Wednesday, and City have been given a reprieve with their campaign not kicking off until the Sunday of the opening weekend. (40 words)

Activist Teesta Setalvad, asked to "surrender immediately" earlier this month by the Gujarat High Court in a case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots, scored a major reprieve from the Supreme Court on Wednesday, which granted her bail. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakersBritish Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possibl.

Activist Teesta Setalvad, asked to "surrender immediately" earlier this month by the Gujarat High Court in a case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots, scored a major reprieve from the Supreme Court on Wednesday, which granted her bail.

After meeting the young witch Schierke, Guts got a reprieve when Schierke's mentor Flora applied a magical talisman over the Brand, nullifying its effects—including its ability to lure in Apostles.

Although the two-part season finale, set amid the holidays, offered a little reprieve, viewers aren't sure if that tone will last.

But after stepping in, they say the reprieve might only last until the end of September, pending a full assessment of the whole network during the summer.

But that second intervention proved just a temporary reprieve.

But unfortunately for weather-battered Kiwis, today’s reprieve will be short-lived.

Hot weather is expected to continue across NSW while other eastern states receive a reprieve from the heat.

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Howe did spray a superb pass inside to Conor Holmes, but he couldn’t direct his effort on target, handing Fermanagh a reprieve.

However, unbeknownst to the competitor and anyone else outside the discussion, Newcrest had been given a week's reprieve, delaying the process for seven days.

If you owe more than the administration has proposed to forgive, as most borrowers do, your payment reprieve will end in a few months regardless of what the justices decide.

In particular, stubborn rental rates are keeping consumer prices too high to give producer prices reprieve with a halt in the rate hikes.

It is another relegated club in Southampton who open the season, away at League One play-off winners Sheffield Wednesday, and City have been given a reprieve with their campaign not kicking off until the Sunday of the opening weekend.

It was to be a momentary reprieve.

Logging couldn’t go ahead this morning because yesterday, Save Banyabba’s Koalas Valerie Thompson, bought teh ‘Gully Giants’ a reprieve.

Markets are still digesting the Fed decision from yesterday but it doesn't seem to be giving much reprieve to stocks for now.

Matthew Wade has been handed a surprise reprieve to lead the Australian T20 side for the five-match series in India after the World Cup.

Members of the Ninth Parliament who couldn't import vehicles before its dissolution will get a reprieve.

Nuclear and “other,” which I believe would be the natural gas fired plants on the coast who also just received a reprieve on their death sentences.

Sam Lindsay reacted to knock in the rebound, but his effort was ruled out for offside, and Town took full advantage of their reprieve.

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Common combinations with reprieve

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "reprieve" in a sentence?
An example: "May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakersBritish Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possibl." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "reprieve" from authentic English texts.
What does "reprieve" mean?
Reprieve means: To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
What are synonyms of "reprieve"?
Common synonyms of "reprieve" include: respite, prorogue, postpone, mercy, mercifulness, clemency, warrant, break. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "reprieve" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "reprieve", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.