Collocations for "reprieve"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reprieve" in context.
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reprieve
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a reprieve from [eviction, death, imprisonment, punishment]
- an [eviction] reprieve
- a reprieve from (further) [suffering, woes, worry, problems]
- received a reprieve at the last [minute, moment]
- a last- [gasp, minute] reprieve
- [appealed, filed, asked, begged] for a reprieve
- [signed, issued, authorized, granted] the reprieve
- the [prisoner, family, occupant] was saved by a reprieve
- gained a reprieve from the [ban, sanction, suspension]
- the [economy, company, market] has been given a reprieve
- a reprieve from its current [downturn, slide, slip]
- reprieve a [prisoner, criminal, convict]
- reprieve a [prisoner] from [death row, a life sentence]
- the [governor, judge, supreme court] reprieved the [prisoner]
- [mines, plans, centers] have been reprieved
- reprieved at the last [moment, minute]
'reprieve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):