repose
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When our granddaughter Raleigh, then 2, met Doc, he was in his bed in the kitchen, one of his five places of repose around our house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
And although they recall many wordless moments of repose between takes, the shoot enlivened the actors far more than it exhausted them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
On Friday, hundreds gathered in the village to pay respect to Ms Whyte and her children as they lay in repose together.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
She wrote, “Though gentle and tender, he had such a dignified repose and reserve of manner that, as children, we regarded him with fear rather than affection.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
“She expressed a desire to vote and told me a little about her philanthropic work. She reposed great faith and confidence in Mr. Leno and relied on him for her protection and guidance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Kumar's comments came after Adani said in a statement late on Sunday that its "strategic and long-term investors have reposed complete faith and confidence in the group".
From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2023
Manjuka Fernandopulle, a lawyer specializing in debt restructuring, said bondholders are “looking for a partner that believes in continuity, has credibility, legitimacy and confidence reposed in them by the people.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
Passing sentence at Sheffield Crown Court, Judge Richardson said he had "betrayed every ounce of trust reposed in you".
From BBC ● May 10, 2022
The shelf on which the cup reposed was out of reach for any of them, even Ron, who was tallest.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Monday’s trek rolled serenely past the Zenaruzza monastery and through hilly countryside under reposing blue skies, before crossing over into France.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
BJP workers celebrated the party’s showing in Gujarat state with the state’s top elected official, Bhupendra Patel, describing the win as “people reposing full faith in Prime Minister Modi’s leadership.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Included in the notices were the access codes for family members to enter the individual rooms where the coffins of their relatives were reposing.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2021
Now mourners had to move through reposing rooms in shifts, one small group at a time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
This one wasn’t a mythical creature, though, but a man reposing in the grass, one arm supporting him, the other pointing to the sky.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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The Great Gatsby
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