I was relieved to learn of their safe return home. From LearnThat.org.
Verb (used without object) : He relieved in 52 games for the Pirates last season. From Dictionary.com.
The eight men are again relieved at about ten-mile stages. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
Larkin relieved and surrendered an RBI single to Jason Varitek. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Red Sox vs. Royals] Reference
J Baldwin relieved D Cabrera with a two balls and zero strikes. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
I called the relieved producer at that time and told her I could do it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-07-01] Reference
After Mike Timlin relieved, La Russa got booed again when he walked back to the dugout. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Counsell again crucial in postseason crunch] Reference
But Jesse Crain relieved J.C. Romero and retired all three batters he faced to end the threat. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Ryan Franklin relieved Dotel but Morris greeted him with an RBI single down the left field line. From Wordnik.com. [National League Baseball - Astros vs. Pirates] Reference
Chad Durbin relieved and gave up Jason Bartlett's RBI grounder that pulled the Rays within a run. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Orlando, thus relieved from the most acute uneasiness he had ever suffered, returned to his room. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Manor House] Reference
Lefthander Tom Martin relieved Smoltz after Beltran's homer and was greeted with a blast by Cliff Floyd. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Senate vote for a second term relieved the market of some of the uncertainty that contributed to last week's decline. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
His sensations at this instant were more delightful even than those of the man he had relieved from the depth of despair. From Wordnik.com. [Belinda] Reference
Mr. Boyer offered me his arm, which I gladly accepted; happy to be relieved from the impertinence of my female companion. From Wordnik.com. [The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton: A Novel Founded on Fact] Reference
Yet he was relieved from a very painful sensation, when he learned that the beauty of Laura had not influenced the conduct of the Baron. From Wordnik.com. [The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: A Highland Story] Reference
Not relieved from the impression which had seized me when I first saw Mr. Thorold; but quietly able to bear it; in a sort raised above it. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy in the Field] Reference
KANSAS CITY 9TH: Tom Martin relieved Justin Speier. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Indians vs. Royals] Reference
NY YANKEES 8TH: Ryan Franklin relieved Jamie Moyer. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Mariners vs. Yankees] Reference
CHI WHITE SOX 10TH: Blake Stein relieved Doug Henry. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Royals vs. White Sox] Reference
NL ALL STARS 3RD: James Baldwin relieved David Wells. From Wordnik.com. [Major League Baseball - American League vs. National League] Reference
Ruben Sierra doubled and Gabe Kapler singled, Blake Stein relieved Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Royals vs. Rangers] Reference
The simplicity of the idea relieved them, and for the first time they laughed. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage Out] Reference
The captain of the Port Royal was relieved, which is normal for a grounding such as this. From Wordnik.com. [StrategyPage.com] Reference
The captain of the Port Royal was soon relieved, which is normal for a grounding such as this. From Wordnik.com. [StrategyPage.com] Reference
I liked it -- as in "relieved" -- on first sight. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Other Side Of The Opening] Reference
Some of Hood's troops "relieved" him next morning!. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-Six Years in the Army] Reference
No wonder my White House hard-liner was so "relieved," as he told me. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to War, Part II] Reference
It was really funny, but still, I was kind of relieved when he got off. From Wordnik.com. [blu94anjel Diary Entry] Reference
I'm kind of relieved, you know, a little anxious to hear what's going on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2002] Reference
KING: Do you think both were kind of relieved to talk sports for a while?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2008] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Actually I was kind of relieved to see these new guidelines. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009] Reference
At the same time, he acknowledged, she was "relieved" when he decided not to run. From Wordnik.com. [Daschle: The Reasons Not To Run? Pizza, For One.] Reference
GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY: Actually I was kind of relieved to see these new guidelines. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2009] Reference
LEMON: A Miami police officer says Lewis seemed kind of relieved when cops took him away. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2007] Reference
That was somebody that really was kind of relieved that she didn ` t have a child anymore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2008] Reference
Yesterday the crew repaired the station's troubled toilet and aren't they "relieved" about that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2008] Reference
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