resting place
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Given its massive size, it would interrupt the sight lines between the Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington's iconic landmarks, and Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of American servicemembers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The hilltop cemetery may be a resting place for multitudes, but it’s also a seemingly endless open-air sculpture museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A lot of the people interred there are from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and now it’s becoming a place where filmmakers and musicians and artists are considering for their final resting place.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
They say pissed off spirits wander in the night looking for their resting place.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
By the time the park found its current resting place, every single one of the children had fallen asleep, and the park was a mosaic of their dreams.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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