at rest
Example Sentences
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Her children confirmed her death in a statement, saying: "We are grateful she is finally at rest with her beloved husband, Desmond Wilcox, but we will miss her immeasurably."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
This network seems to engage with our self-referential thinking and autobiographical memory—the sorts of things we think about when we are at rest, our minds wandering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The researchers now plan to investigate how these structural changes affect the heart's performance both during exercise and at rest.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Whether you’re out and about or at rest, please don’t put your smartphones down.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The thing looked like a glider with a jet engine, its wings twice as long as its body, so long they drooped when the plane was at rest.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
