RELAXED in a Sentence

Learn RELAXED from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
124 example sentences for RELAXED, such as:
1. Take a deep breath, and you will feel relaxed.
2. Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.
3. She has a fairly relaxed approach to housework.
4. They were deep in conversation , relaxed and smiling.
5. Carol relaxed, and found that she was shockingly tired.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of RELAXED
relaxed
 v.  make less taut
 v.  become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Classic Sentence: (72 in 5 pages)
1  She stood silent, her hands lying cold and relaxed in his.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
2  Her hands trembled with fright as she held the letter closer, but as she read the next paragraph she relaxed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  She lay relaxed for a moment, trying to summon anger to her aid, trying to draw on her strength.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
4  She relaxed against him and her arms went round his body.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIII
5  Lily's eye brightened, and a faint smile relaxed the drawn lines of her mouth.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
6  Her hand still clung to Gerty's as if to ward off evil dreams, but the hold of her fingers relaxed, her head sank deeper into its shelter, and Gerty felt that she slept.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 14
7  Selden, immersed in his work, had told himself that external conditions did not matter to a man in his state, and that cold and ugliness were a good tonic for relaxed sensibilities.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 1
8  Carol relaxed, and found that she was shockingly tired.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  He sat still and passive, his head resting against the back of the wooden rocking-chair, his hands relaxed upon the arms.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XII
10  Then he relaxed his fingers, and crouched, waiting, until she opened her lids again.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
11  The frown which had gathered around the handsome, open, and manly brow of Heyward, gradually relaxed, and his lips curled into a slight smile, as he regarded the stranger.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
12  The arms of the Huron relaxed, and his body fell back a little, while his knees still kept their position.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32
13  Sherlock Holmes gave a sigh of relief, and relaxed into a smile.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
14  The travel-stained adventurers gazed after her in astonishment, and even the unemotional Indians, journeying in with their pelties, relaxed their accustomed stoicism as they marvelled at the beauty of the pale-faced maiden.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
15  And some relaxed their fingers; and others uncrossed their legs.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 11
Example Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1  Strangely enough, when it came to the exam I actually felt quite relaxed.
2  Self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space.
3  She has a fairly relaxed approach to housework.
4  Looking relaxed and rested, Simpson answered friendly questions from his defense attorney for nearly three hours.
5  It's a very friendly bar with a nice relaxed atmosphere.
6  The boss came back from holiday all relaxed and smiling, but now he's reverting to type.
7  She's a bit too knowing for me to feel relaxed with her.
8  Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years.
9  They were deep in conversation , relaxed and smiling.
10  After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper.
11  Take a deep breath, and you will feel relaxed.
12  You need to ensure that a patient feels relaxed enough to discuss things fully.
13  Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.
14  As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more relaxed.
15  His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.