put at rest
Example Sentences
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Taylor said his mind was put at rest at a cast dinner before shooting on the movie began.
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2021
She considered the hearing "an absurd circus" and wanted to testify as soon as she was medically able "in order to put at rest false rumors, innuendos and outright lies."
From Time Magazine Archive
These rumors are automatically put at rest by the explicit announcement that he will follow tradition and run again.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ere the old gentleman could reply, however, all doubt was put at rest by the shout of “Fire!” followed almost immediately by the ringing of the church bell.
From Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown by Webster, Frank V.
We scrambled over the rocks and scoriæ to the height by the cascade on which the flag was, and then our suspicions were put at rest by what we discovered.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
