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
Air safety expert David Learmount said that if the "obstruction" was not there, the plane "would have been come to rest with most - possibly all - those on board still alive".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
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
As another example, if you want to find out where a ball will come to rest at the bottom of a hill, you look for a point where the tangent line is horizontal.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
