come to rest
Example Sentences
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A lost wife, a straying man, a better life, a place to come to rest, a purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Understanding how these newly identified breaks influence future ruptures will help refine hazard assessments and deepen our understanding of how Earth's most powerful geological engines ultimately come to rest.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
Air safety expert David Learmount said that if the "obstruction" was not there, the plane "would have been come to rest with most - possibly all - those on board still alive".
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
The two were found in an unmarked police Dodge Charger that had come to rest against a parked vehicle in the middle of the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
If they could sink the boat over the deepest part of the lake, the barrels of heavy water would come to rest 1,300 feet below the surface.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
