How to Use rest in a Sentence

rest

1 of 2 noun
  • Have a great rest of your week!
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Have a great rest of your week!
    — Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Trust that rest is part of the process.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But rest didn’t make the pain go away.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Try to eat, rest, and move, even in small ways.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But that was after one day of rest.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • If your goal is rest, what does that look like day-to-day?
    — Tiffany Aliche, SELF, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Kidman does not much like rest.
    — Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Like the entire rest of the game.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Respect your need for more rest.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • At the same time, rest matters too.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Hits the backstop, and comes to a rest.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
  • New York is about to get a week’s worth of rest.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • At the same time, your inner world needs rest.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Only two of them were on five days’ rest.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Few spoon rests go above and beyond like this one.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
  • Bold plans shine when rest gets equal respect.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • His final three starts were on three days’ rest.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Stay warm, and have a good rest of your weekend!
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Be sure to keep time for rest in your schedule!
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Be aware of this and respect your need for more rest.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • While steak rests, heat tortillas.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But rest days don’t mean laying on the couch all day.
    — CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • If your feet need a rest, sit down for a proper meal.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the blame for how far things have gotten rests on us.
    — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In time, rest made way for building back strength as well.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • But there’s more to this result than who had the most rest.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s why the wrong kind of rest can make the problem worse.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Give chicken a rest and use deli ham slices in your next pot pie.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • With that in mind, the Wolves should aim to find rest this week.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026

rest

2 of 2 verb
  • The spoon was resting in the cup.
  • The workers were resting in the shade.
  • She went to her room to rest for a while.
  • The pitcher needs to rest his arm.
  • The coach canceled practice to rest his team.
  • The house rests on a concrete foundation.
  • You should rest your eyes after all that reading.
  • We will not rest until we discover the truth.
  • He rested his horse before continuing the journey.
  • He is resting comfortably after his ordeal.
  • Leave her alone to rest in peace.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • But now isn’t the time to rest.
    — Mike Kaye january 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Each trust would rest on three guardrails.
    — Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Still, Fontaine could not rest.
    — Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • An open Quran rests on her lap.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Now, the Avs will rest up and wait.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the time is in fact resting.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
  • May his soul rest in perfect peace.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • But don’t rest on your laurels.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But where to rest your head after a night out?
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Ralph rested her starters much of the fourth.
    — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Your body isn’t just resting overnight.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And they’ll be rested for the first time in years.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Or rather, he would be compelled to rest more.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Stolz bowed his head and rested his hands on his knees.
    — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Put your bag on your lap or rest it on your feet to take up less space.
    — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • Then, breathe out for four counts, resting your pelvic floor.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
  • Each day, it’s cared for, fed and given a place to rest.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
  • But is that still not so if the best can rest for five minutes?
    — Marcus Thompson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • She will be laid to rest on Friday.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026

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