How to Use the rest in a Sentence

the rest

noun
  • Read the rest of that list here.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • What about the rest of the month?
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • How did the rest of the guys do?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Why should the rest of the world care?
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • As for the rest of the episode, well, hm.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • How do the rest of you want to be seen?
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Smith had two more shifts the rest of the way.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But where were the rest of the chances like this?
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • That just sets the tone for the rest of the nine.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • With that, check out the rest of what's worth your time.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What itch does that scratch that the rest of this doesn’t?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That’s no excuse for the rest of us.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And the rest of you found out later?
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The defense took care of the rest.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Who doesn’t want to know how that plays out the rest of her life?
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The Tigers looked lost for the rest of the night.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Now, for the rest of the story.
    — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Payton likes the unit more than the rest of us.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • What is the rest of my day going to look like?
    — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But one demand stands apart from the rest.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Customers will pick up the tab for the rest.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
  • No single one of them can stand in for the rest.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
  • When are the rest of the episodes coming out?
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • For the rest of his life, Brooks walked with a cane.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • That does not bode well for the rest of the season.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just tried to play the rest of the year and not think about it too much.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And among the rest, many simply want to be left alone.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But what about the rest of the Bay Area?
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
  • Against Palace, when one head dropped, the rest of them did.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Like the rest of the menu, desserts are light but decadent.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026

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