come to rest
Example Sentences
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A lost wife, a straying man, a better life, a place to come to rest, a purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Understanding how these newly identified breaks influence future ruptures will help refine hazard assessments and deepen our understanding of how Earth's most powerful geological engines ultimately come to rest.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
The helicopter had come to rest on its left hand side after the crash, meaning neither side doors could be accessed, the jury heard.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
The two were found in an unmarked police Dodge Charger that had come to rest against a parked vehicle in the middle of the road.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
In 1999, the well-known American climber Conrad Anker discovered Mallory’s body on a sloping ledge at 27,000 feet, where it had come to rest after an apparent fall seventy-five years earlier.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
