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.
Examples of resting place in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Twelve years later, author Alice Walker uncovered her resting place and created a marker.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
The preserved cowboy camp was established in 1890 as a shelter and resting place for cowboys tending to herds grazing in the area and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Alma's sisters, Filomena, the townspeople — all make a claim over Alma's aspiration to find a final resting place for her memories.
—Marcela Davison Avilés, NPR, 15 May 2024
So many of our brothers and sisters use St. V’s Park or front steps as a resting place.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Its resting place is believed to be northeast of Rock Island off Door Peninsula.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Researchers excavated five unmarked graves at the cemetery in 1999 in an effort to find Samuel Washington’s resting place.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
According to The Blast, the late actor's resting place will be the Temple of Aaron Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Roy contests this theory, explaining that contusions on the backs of the dead calves show that they were dragged to their resting place by other members of the herd.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
The preserved cowboy camp was established in 1890 as a shelter and resting place for cowboys tending to herds grazing in the area and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Alma's sisters, Filomena, the townspeople — all make a claim over Alma's aspiration to find a final resting place for her memories.
—Marcela Davison Avilés, NPR, 15 May 2024
So many of our brothers and sisters use St. V’s Park or front steps as a resting place.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Its resting place is believed to be northeast of Rock Island off Door Peninsula.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Researchers excavated five unmarked graves at the cemetery in 1999 in an effort to find Samuel Washington’s resting place.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
According to The Blast, the late actor's resting place will be the Temple of Aaron Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Roy contests this theory, explaining that contusions on the backs of the dead calves show that they were dragged to their resting place by other members of the herd.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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