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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a little respite" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a brief period of rest or relief from something challenging or tiring.
Example: "After a long week of work, I took a little respite to recharge my energy."
Alternatives: "a brief break" or "a short pause".
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Still, one would have thought he had earned a little respite from relentless scrutiny and criticism.
The corner is cleared by Dummett, whose towering header gives Newcastle a little respite.
- this week at least brings a little respite from the non-stop spangles and filler.
And the ceasefire that brought a little respite has now broken.
But dismissing 11% of its workforce and streamlining its facilities will yield some $4 billion in pre-tax savings and Merck is in need of a little respite.
(And speaking of fresh air, there's nothing like a walk around the block to give antagonists a little respite from the holiday table, should the need arise).
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And then I put my head down to power through the next few weeks of work and presentations at General Assembly, (the annual meeting of our association of congregations), looking to the other side of June for some peace and quiet, hoping for a little rest and respite from the simmering hatred that is troubling our world.
But a fast maturing PC market and a wounded Intel will give AMD little respite.
And yet doing so now feels like a nice little respite from fretting over rising unemployment and the crazed restlessness of Kim Jong-il.
If so, the prospect of prime minister Ed Miliband, also a younger brother, offers little respite.
"It is important the players use that interval to refresh themselves mentally and physically ahead of a schedule that has little respite over the next 12 months".
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