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Collocations for reprieve - noun

ADJECTIVE

brief, temporary
welcome
last-minute
He was saved from the electric chair by a last-minute reprieve.

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VERB + reprieve

earn, gain, get, receive, win
offer, provide (esp. AmE)
This house offers no reprieve from the heat.
give sb/sth, grant (sb/sth)
The school was granted a six-month reprieve.

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PREPOSITION

reprieve from
The family has won a temporary reprieve from eviction.

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