half relief

American  

noun

1. mezzo-relievo.

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Example Sentences

There were others besides Cartoner who were wintering in London who likewise laid aside their newspaper with a sigh half weariness, half relief, to find that their parts of the world were still quiet.

From The Vultures by Merriman, Henry Seton

There, with a few gentle words, she dismissed him, and when the sound of his measured footsteps had diminished, she closed the door with a little gasp of half relief, and turned to the window.

From The Crevice by Grefé, Will

When the reply arrived David crushed it in his hand with a strange look, half bitterness, half relief, and flung it behind a piece of furniture standing near.

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

She nestled close in his arm with a sigh of half relief.

From Arizona Nights by White, Stewart Edward

Her heart was almost silent as she waited, and then, as the minutes passed without interruption, her relaxation was half relief and half disappointment.

From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank