resting place
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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According to NDR, others have speculated that it's possible he was seeking a final resting place.
From BBC
The ceremony took place at the historic Les Invalides national monument, the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the presence of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, top left-wing politicians, and other high-profile guests.
From Barron's
“Yes, and who remembers the schoolmaster of them early years, him whose final resting place is right outside in the Balm of Gilead graveyard? Who remembers the terrible Increase Whittlesey of blessed memory?”
From Literature
The Israeli foreign ministry has said the building was being used as a "resting place" for Iranian forces.
From BBC
Someone was going to have to take the bombs to their final resting place, and that someone was going to be me.
From Literature
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