How to Use rested in a Sentence

rested

adjective
  • I want to be rested for the exam.
  • She appears rested and sharp.
  • The Browns have a lot more to worry about than just a rested 49ers club in a week.
    Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
  • And seeing them play down the stretch with a rested Brees should be fun.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Utah is the much more rested team while playing for just the third time in eight days.
    Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 9 Feb. 2020
  • In the end, a more rested staff and home field figure to make the difference.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Back the rested Fleury with the upper-hand in the goaltending matchup.
    Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Feb. 2020
  • A half-day later, Red Ruby looked like the most well-rested horse in the field.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 19 May 2018
  • The 49ers came in as the rested team off a bye, but didn’t leave the stadium feeling that way.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The Bears are struggling and face a rested Packers team in Green Bay.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The more rested team will be the one that plays better as the defensive front has a big day.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Smith is the most reliable reliever in the Rangers’ bullpen and was the most rested.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
  • If the red-eye leg is the first leg of a multi-day trip, the crew is expected to show up rested and ready to fly overnight.
    John Cox, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2019
  • One's resting heart rate, or pulse, is simply the number of times the heart beats per minute while in a rested state.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Despite traveling for such a long time, the Duchess looks rested and chic, which is more than a feat.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Oct. 2018
  • Does San Jose State take the field rusty from the layoff, or tanned, rested and ready — and chomping at the bit — after the long layoff?
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The puck is about to drop on a new season and Rask, rested and clear-eyed, says things are good at home, his daughter is fine, and his head is right.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2021
  • My eyes felt more rested at the end of the day (probably from the reduced screen time and glare) and looked visibly less red and tired.
    Gina Tomaine, Good Housekeeping, 2 Nov. 2021
  • As a result, both teams should be well-rested coming into this matchup, so a play on the total makes the most sense in this spot.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The Flyers, who are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss Tuesday in Dallas, and the rested Avs both have 90 points.
    Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The key now is to maintain this intensity, return well rested and ready for the final four games with a chance to steal the No. 1 seed.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Washington should be favored and should win, but this is a lot of points to give a rested and prepared Stanford team.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The most rested entry is Gronkowski, having last run on March 30 in England.
    Beth Harris, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2018
  • My former life as a collegiate student-athlete taught me how to dig-in and work hard, but not how to work from a rested state.
    Sherry White, Essence, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The Dodgers will do the same, probably starting with rookie fireballer Dustin May and a more rested bullpen to save their season.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Here come the rested Dolphins, whose offense should give that Las Vegas defense fits.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The trio were well rested, helped by a scoreless three-inning effort by Derek Holland in Monday night’s 2-0 loss.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
  • The shorter the series, the fewer chances there are for a player to get injured and the more time there is to stay rested and refreshed for what figures to be a long playoff run.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The Niners might be the more rested team, but this matchup has all of the markings of a letdown spot where Indy can come in and keep things closer than expected.
    Zack Jones, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The Ravens laid an egg in a 28-12 divisional-round loss to the Tennessee Titans, as a rested but perhaps rusty Jackson threw two interceptions and fumbled once in the stunning home loss.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024

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