resting

Example Sentences

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They say pissed off spirits wander in the night looking for their resting place.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title because of a wrist injury, while world number seven Taylor Fritz has been resting and rehabbing a long-term knee problem since March.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

METs indicate how much more energy an activity uses compared to resting.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Those twists put James right back where he’d spent the previous two decades: center stage, with the hopes of a franchise resting on his shoulders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Chica had heard Nim’s whistle, a storm-while ago, and had been resting on the seabed as close as she could get to her friends in the cave.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr