resting
Example Sentences
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He was resting on the porch when he saw me with the knife and wood.
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Directly ahead of him, resting on a pair of dark red sawhorses, was an enormous box made for sawing people in half.
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The back features a genie’s lamp resting on an open book and a feathered quill with an olive branch in the background—symbols of peace, knowledge and learning.
Ma insisted on him resting as much as possible.
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The goal isn’t to displace us, but to import communal artistry — Kenyan wood and beadwork can be found in the pathways, resting spaces and more — as a show of admiration rather than imitation.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.