lay to rest

Example Sentences

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The finale should finally lay to rest speculation that Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, who have a lucrative production deal with Netflix, were able to wield influence over the Emmy-winning series.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

In Abu Dhabi this week Mr Al Jaber was at pains to lay to rest any doubts about his ambitions for the main talks.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

“We close our eyes and bow our heads collectively as one city, knowing that this man that we lay to rest here today was one of the very best amongst us,”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

We can at long last lay to rest the debate over what’s the right size for a phone because I just made up an answer: 6.1 inches.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022

So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman