What he felt during that moment of disorienting transition was much more than welcome release from a closed space.

I like the vogue for bad art, which represents a welcome release from the snobbery of the past.

He talks often about death these days; not as something feared but as a welcome release.

I feel the pull of summer and its welcome release.

Anger was a welcome release, and the words crowded in Elena's throat, all trying to get out at once.

It was a welcome release for both of them.

And was rewarded with the welcome release of pressure as the thong snapped.

If he could just die right then, it would be a welcome release from such dizzying agony.

Death, when it came, would be a welcome release.

Perhaps we should look on it as a welcome release since there is no hope of her recovering.