In accordance with his purpose to keep the vantage-ground already gained, he was geniality itself, and so entertained Miss Eulie and Mr. Walton that Annie soon relented and smiled upon him as kindly as ever.
Even Annie thawed and relented under his graceful tact, and felt that perhaps he was doing all she could expect in view of the simple promise to "treat Hunting like a gentleman, for her sake.
The next day she greatly relented toward him, and, in her deep pity, sent a kind farewell message which it would nave been well for him to heed.
When she was about to be sacrificed the goddess relented and snatched her away, leaving a hind in her place, and Iphigenia, enveloped in a cloud, was carried to Tauris, where Diana made her priestess of her temple.
The victor almost relented when he saw the brave youth lying dead at his feet, and spared to use the privilege of a conqueror in despoiling him of his arms.
Nevertheless he did not persist in his opposition, and relented entirely when Jagienka had taken him aside and, with tears in her eyes, said: "You know!
He relented immediately and said, mildly: "If it be true that our guests attacked Jurand first and did not send away the soldiers, I will not blame him; but had Jurand really accepted the challenge?
The ship has moved farther out, and he has been on shore twice to-day to intercede for you, but without effect, though my uncle has so far relented as to order you all the comforts that you wish.
However, to-day, my mother called me to mind and her heart relented towards me; so she prayed for me, and God restored me to my former shape of a man.
His family and hers were instant with her to visit him, but she refused, till he was at the point of death, when, being told of this, she relented towards him and vouchsafed him a visit.
But after all, though Cecily never relented towards him, he did not condemn himself to darkness alone till life was flown.
But she relented again at the last and gave Cecily a wishbone.
Even Knowles, who had not visited the hospital for weeks, relented and came back, moody and grum.
For a moment he halfrelented in his purpose, thinking, perhaps, her work for life was hard enough.
But stern Æneas relented not; whereupon fair Dido grew weary of her life, and as she offered sacrifice she perceived many ill omens of coming woe.
But Æneas, fearing the words of Jupiter, stood with averted eyes and looks which relented not.
Hitherto she had felt when they were kind that it was for some gain, and if a womanrelented a second she would be sure to be trapped.
His heart relented when he remembered that his mistress had been so kind to him; but then he thought that there was no one in the house who could hear him, and he determined upon perpetrating the deed.
He relented in his fierceness, and continued with the strange gentle note in his voice: "Our love for the young, it is like a vine that climbs through the branches of a strong tree.
At this she relented somewhat, and went directly to Pierre, flushing from throat to hair.
It was an assistant physician, other than the one regularly in charge of my case, who at last relented and presented me with a good, whole lead pencil.
At first he refused, but finally relentedand brought me a cup of tea and some buttered bread.
Achilles, at the sight, relented so far as to intrust Patroclus with the Myrmidons for the onslaught and to lend him his armor that he might thereby strike the more terror into the minds of the Trojans.
If Bobbie feels that way I am sure I should not hold out," relented Shirley.
Towns at first not "inclinable to allow a pressing," afterwards relented and took the gang to their bosom, or entertained it gladly for a time, only to cast it out with contumely.
Up to this point Fate had set her face steadfastly against our apprentice lad; but now, in the very hour and article of death, she suddenly relented and smiled upon him.
When she was about to be sacrificed the goddess relented and snatched her away, leaving a hind in her place, and Iphigenia enveloped in a cloud was carried to Tauris, where Diana made her priestess of her temple.
On seeing this the friendly cacique petitioned for their lives with many tears, promising that they should never be guilty of any other offence; at length the admiral relented and discharged them all.
On the contrary, she relented as far as to remove the embargo on his going to Dresden; so in May he went.
And all that night and the following day he was actually so lazy and stubborn that he would not yield, and would probably be there still, in some form or other, had his pals not relented and returned him the coat.
When the inmates of the jail heard of his fate they relented a little in their hatred of him; but the final opinion was that suicide was the best solution of the problem.
She almost relented at the sight of his fiercely-controlled misery, but she shut her teeth with determination.
But she relented enough to clasp her soft white arm about her brother's neck just before retiring that night and whisper: "It was very lovely and noble of him to try and send you out of danger.
High dignity relented as it was soothed; and a benignity from old acknowledged greatness had its full effect on our dependencies.
He bent down to kiss her, and for one moment her heart relented to her son.
Leone continued: "If the countess relented now, and gave her consent, could we be legally married at once?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "relented" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
