resting place
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They say pissed off spirits wander in the night looking for their resting place.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Most of those exhumed and reburied in Khartoum are identified, Zein al-Abdeen said, by families who buried their loved ones themselves but needed authorities to give them a proper resting place.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Israeli foreign ministry has said the building was being used as a "resting place" for Iranian forces.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
As she spoke, Whoopi folded the magical towel, laid it down in a magical resting place and backed away, blowing on Jones as she took slow steps toward her abandoned chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Would it stop when it reached the centre, its natural resting place?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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