resting on
Example Sentences
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At the instant of detonation, an exhausted Dickman was drifting in and out of sleep, his feet resting on luggage.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The roof, Raabe said, is resting on the 600-foot-long, 50-foot-tall racks that hold the 85 million pounds of food that are burning and spoiling inside, posing a danger to anyone who’d go in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
What looked like a jumbo Parmesan wheel resting on a marble slab by the door of the Moroccan-style hammam was actually a block of shea-butter soap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
But that should not mean resting on our laurels or on the golf cart if a friend or acquaintance reaches out for help.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
In the middle of it was Bunny, his face resting on the tweed elbow of his jacket and one foot, still in its wing-tipped shoe, dangling off the edge of the bed.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
