Sentence examples for for a respite from from inspiring English sources

WITH the Winter Olympics barely over, isn't it time for a respite from sporting patriotism?

Or, for a respite from food and drink, the nail salon.

He also prayed for a respite from poverty and disease in Africa.

Even one of the transit system's harshest critics was happy for a respite from the heat.

By late Friday, he was looking for the nearest exit, for a respite from the spotlight and the demands of instant stardom.

I was pointed to the white jeans by a member of the store's incredibly friendly and attentive staff, who appeared grateful for a respite from cargo-shorts appraisal.

But, there is something to be said for getting a respite from these things.

The teenage children of close friends also came to stay, sometimes for months, as a respite from difficult family situations.

Woodstock has always been an agricultural community but it also has a tradition of being a haven for outsiders seeking a respite from busy work lives.

Where it once said, "Page's garden is designed to slow, or stop, a busy New Yorker, to pause for a moment — a respite from the city," there's nothing.

In the United States, that means a blueprint for savings and a respite from wrangling over government spending, while in Europe the hope is that the European Central Bank will do more to shore up faltering borrowers like Italy and Spain.