whole rest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of whole rest
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"When the clips go out, it's weird because you’re cutting a lot of the context of the whole rest of the show out, and what's been established before and after."
From BBC • May 27, 2024
Lithwick: We have to look at this case in the context of the whole rest of the term too.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024
Believe it or not, I believe in the whole rest of her life she has coming outside of these two dudes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023
“But the whole rest of the country, in whose interests the people at the front are fighting, is living an absolutely relaxed life and many people think that nothing is happening at all.”
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022
We use the whole rest of the jar of Vaseline, but when we pull again, Edna swats at us with her free hand.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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