resting place
noun
1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.
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While Kallen was there, Andy visited cemeteries looking for a final resting place for his beloved wife and daughter.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Then a team of marine biologists and divers employed by the county will make sure the ship settles into its permanent resting place.
—Danny Freeman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, the buttons were not at a natural resting place for the finger, and don't feel much different to the finger.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
That year the county completed a bike wash station and a 15x15-foot canvas canopy that serves as a resting place with shade.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Then a team of marine biologists and divers employed by the county will make sure the ship settles into its permanent resting place.
—Danny Freeman, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
To make matters worse, the buttons were not at a natural resting place for the finger, and don't feel much different to the finger.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
That year the county completed a bike wash station and a 15x15-foot canvas canopy that serves as a resting place with shade.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for resting place
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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