Relieved

Examples

• I asked at once that Sigel might be relieved, and some one else put in his place. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Much relieved when the two hours were at last accomplished, he went away at a quick pace, as a recompense for so much loitering. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• We felt immensely relieved. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• With his mind apparently relieved from an overwhelming weight, by having at last got an order for something, the waiter imperceptibly melted away. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He did so, and I at once relieved him from the command of the 13th army corps and ordered him back to Springfield, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• But the enemy relieved me from this necessity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• So when Mrs. Woodcourt went away, I was sorry to lose her but was relieved too. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He asked to be relieved from further duty in the capacity in which he was engaged and his request was granted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Yet his mind was not relieved of Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Now, Tom, I've relieved you of any extra baggage, you see. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He professed himself more relieved and encouraged than he really was, and approached his second and last point. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• As for Mr. Fairlie, I believe I am guilty of no injustice if I describe him as being unutterably relieved by having the house clear of us women. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But he greatly relieved my mind by putting a chair for me at the table, and saying, very affably, 'Now, six-foot! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Indeed, my dear, said St. Clare, I thought our cousin relieved you of that. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The carriage drove up; her father relieved Graham; but in the exchange from one bearer to another she was hurt, and moaned again. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I left the agent with my mind relieved from all present fear of the Count's escaping me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Fortified by such encouragement, he could venture to say Humbug; and now Bar's mind was relieved. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• This way,' said his new friend, apparently much relieved as they turned down a by-street; 'we shall soon be there. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She kept her word, and watched me through a night's rest; but at dawn Reason relieved the guard. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Inexpressibly relieved, I am sure, to hear that nobody is dead. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Within twenty-four hours I was in his sick-room, and was relieved to find that there was nothing formidable in his symptoms. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• No, man, Andreu Nin said, relieved. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Relieved of her wrapping, she appeared exceedingly tiny; but was a neat, completely-fashioned little figurelight, slight, and straight. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In a short time a white metallic image is obtained, which, when relieved by a background of black velvet or black varnish, equals in delicacy of finish the most beautiful Daguerreotypes. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He thought they had come too close to the bridge for safety and when the sketching was finished, he was relieved. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The course of its prosperity returned as soon as it was relieved from that oppression. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• And, indeed, Veneering is much relieved in mind to find that Podsnap betrays no jealousy of Twemlow's elevation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Foster now relieved Burnside. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• About the close of this battle, Brevet Major-General Charles Griffin relieved Major-General Warren in command of the 5th corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• There is a restlessness in all disorders of the mind, which the sufferer imagines can be best relieved by exercise. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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