Collocations for reprieve - noun
ADJ.
temporary | last-minute
He was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.
He was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.
VERB + REPRIEVE
earn, gain, get, win | give sb/sth, grant (sb/sth)
The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.
The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.
PREP.
~ from
The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.
The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.