How to Use restful in a Sentence

restful

adjective
  • It's restful by the stream.
  • I hope you had a relaxing and restful weekend.
  • But the night wouldn’t be restful.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But its night wouldn’t be restful.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The soft color gives the room a restful feel.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The sun is out once again after a restful night’s sleep.
    — Joe Baur, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • That means a full night of restful sleep is crucial in so many ways.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • Are your dreams of the most restful beauty sleep of your life dashed?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2022
  • If Dad could use some more restful shut eye, this will be a great gift.
    — Christine Persaud and Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021
  • About half are getting less sleep per night, and half say our sleep is less restful.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • Getting at least seven hours of restful sleep a night is good for your brain.
    — Elissa Sanci, Woman's Day, 13 June 2019
  • Our brains need at least seven hours of restful sleep nightly to rest and recharge.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2023
  • For now, though, the star is looking forward to a restful few months ahead.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
  • Here are some experts’ strategies to make long flights more restful.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The moody yet restful room strikes the perfect balance.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Canopy’s sleek designs feature white noise for a restful sleep.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • For the dad who could use a more restful night’s sleep, this Philips alarm clock might do the trick.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2020
  • With all of that in mind, a restful break in Japan might be just what the rest of the world needs.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Again, these details should amount to a sounder, more restful night and a healthy sleep routine.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 May 2022
  • Wishing you all a restful day and a beautiful start to the new year!
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Holidaying with kids is fun but no one would call it restful.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For some, the rocking of the boat is restful, like being in a hammock.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Good sleep hygiene puts you in the best position for restful sleep.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Our tester’s dog constantly slept on this bed and always had a restful sleep.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Putting lights on dimmers or using lower wattage bulbs puts you in a restful state of mind.
    — Molly Miller, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Our tester’s dog constantly slept on this bed and always seemed to have had a restful sleep.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s how to bring the outdoors inside for a restful, restorative home.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2022
  • While the challenges are real, restful sleep is still within reach.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Each stretch will help calm the nervous system and bring your mind and body into a more restful state.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The fly blocked out almost all sunlight, which helped our tester get a restful sleep past sunrise.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021

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