resting place
noun
1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.
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At that point in late January, the carcass’s resting place was a trough in the canyon that required pinpoint precision to reach.
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Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The historical record indicates that Lincoln spent two nights sitting outside his son’s resting place.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
It was built in 1842 by infamous mountaineer Jim Bridger (played by Shea Whigham in American Primeval) as a trading post and resting place for settlers migrating West.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Following the ceremony, a procession will escort Rodarte to his resting place and a private family-only burial, the Marysville Police Department said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The historical record indicates that Lincoln spent two nights sitting outside his son’s resting place.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
It was built in 1842 by infamous mountaineer Jim Bridger (played by Shea Whigham in American Primeval) as a trading post and resting place for settlers migrating West.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Following the ceremony, a procession will escort Rodarte to his resting place and a private family-only burial, the Marysville Police Department said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resting place
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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