How to Use resting place in a Sentence

resting place

noun
  • In Horowitz’s view, the book still had not found its resting place.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In this case, a quiet cemetery became more than a resting place for the past.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Among them is the ossuary where six million Parisians find their resting place.
    — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Walton Beach, about 20 miles north of the ship’s resting place.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • These lines are a resting place for the reader to make of them whatever meaning suits.
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
  • Some believe these moai were given special powers to walk across land and end up in their resting place.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But Story was never seen alive again, and his resting place long remained a mystery.
    — Russ Bynum, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2023
  • The ship is considered a final resting place for the 95 sailors killed in the attack.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
  • Due to the burning and now weather, ice and the ships' shallow resting place, the wrecks have faced wear and damage over the years.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
  • The listing of each resting place reminded the nation of these moments.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
  • The duke was photographed by a passerby leaving his grandmother’s resting place.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the chopper will finally find its resting place in history.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
  • The lush habitat provides a resting place as well as food and shelter for migrating monarchs.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That night, the younger bear carved out a resting place and drifted off, setting the perfect scene for Sarikhani's photo.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
  • It was situated just a few miles away from the Curtis’ watery resting place.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • It will be delivered to its final resting place in Briese’s hometown of Billings.
    — Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2024
  • The table would make an excellent resting place for watermelon slices and a couple of iced teas.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • If runners want to honor him—and still have the energy—his resting place is just a 10-minute run from the finish line.
    — Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Despite its name, the cemetery is not only a final resting place for members of Congress.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But as a last resort, the books would find a final, dignified resting place after a life of service to your family.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Members who were interred outside the kibbutz have been brought to a final resting place inside Be’eri.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
  • To make matters worse, the buttons were not at a natural resting place for the finger, and don't feel much different to the finger.
    — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As guests traverse the deathly maze, these monsters seek vengeance for the opening of their resting place to public visitation.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
  • The simplicity of his resting place follows the express request made by Francis in his will.
    — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Aaron Carter’s twin sister, Angel Carter, has revealed the final resting place of the late singer.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The spacecraft was still transmitting data from its resting place near the moon’s south pole as of Wednesday afternoon.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The island itself has a rich history, starting a millennium ago with a monastery and a resting place for pilgrims.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
  • At that point in late January, the carcass’s resting place was a trough in the canyon that required pinpoint precision to reach.
    — Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • That year the county completed a bike wash station and a 15x15-foot canvas canopy that serves as a resting place with shade.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • That's the Neon Museum in a nutshell, a dazzling final resting place for the city's most iconic neon signs.
    — Laura Parker, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024

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