happy release
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As could happen maybe only in a pandemic, the happy release of the bracket will follow a week of tortured brackets.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2021
In fact, for factory-farmed animals, death must be a happy release from a life of sheer misery.
From Time Magazine Archive
On going on board, I found the officers generally in good health, and much cheered by their happy release from the rebel prisons, and by the prospect of again being with their friends.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
No lingering, painful illness, but a swift stroke and a happy release.
From Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics by Dafoe, J. W. (John Wesley)
But Louise had only one thought, one sentiment—the happy release from her doubt, and thankfulness for it.
From The Home by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
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