The general looked as if he were just granted a reprieve.
He'd been granted a reprieve in a situation beyond his control.
Teach granted a reprieve of two days, but still the party did not return.
Now it has been granted a reprieve, and some makeup.
A significant event now occurred which granted the Japanese forces a reprieve.
After 20 or so, the offender might be taken again to a cell judge, who can grant a reprieve.
One of the 39 condemned prisoners was granted a reprieve.
Late in the day, the lightning itself granted them an unexpected reprieve.
Yet at the last instant, the god of vengeance granted her a reprieve.
The powers that rule the universe had granted him a reprieve.