Example Sentences

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"Because I shall have the daily satisfaction of knowing that I am relieving you of an anxiety."

From With Edged Tools by Merriman, Henry Seton

I hope I do not break your heart, my dearest Fanny, by these particulars; I mean to afford you gratification whilst I am relieving my own feelings.

From Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record by Austen-Leigh, William

His steps die away, followed by those of the sleepy sentry whom I am relieving.

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

My dear, I am relieving my feelings, just as you relieved yours a short time ago.

From Light O' the Morning by Meade, L. T.