Sentence examples for sought respite from inspiring English sources

On Thursday night in Clifton, N.J., Barnes & Noble was a way station, a third place between work and home where people sought respite and diversion.

If you sought respite from the rain and swirling wind, you could have done worse than to enter Symphony Space that evening.

Michael Schulman sought respite at the Museum of the Moving Image, in Astoria, where a permanent exhibition dedicated to the salutary genius of Jim Henson has just opened.

You can't help but wonder if the two communists sought respite here, as the library was cloistered in some of the worst slums in Victorian Manchester.

Though he sought respite from the world of politics, Mr. Kress approached the project with the same focus and flexibility of his lobbying, envisioning a manual for laypeople.

Across New York City, in restaurants and bars, but also in stores and gyms, loud noise has become a fact of life in the very places where people have traditionally sought respite from urban stress.

There are climbers seeking glory, urbanites seeking respite, believers seeking salvation, protesters seeking change, flaneurs seeking amusements, joggers seeking slimness.

Pakistanis may think they cannot take any more bad news and seek respite from reality by watching trashy TV.

In eastern Europe, a conduit for thousands of refugees seeking respite in Europe, the finances are even more damning.

Over time, families seeking respite care may bond with staff members and perhaps find a favorite bedroom.

Seeking Respite From Pain Before Marci Faber became a nursing home invalid at age 50, she had been leading a rich, full life.