rest on
Example Sentences
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That’s what a walk looks like with Freedman and Smithers’ cat, Zephyr: a short, leisurely stroll up their street, with plenty of pauses for Zephyr to rest on the sidewalk or scratch a tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But that conversation should rest on the complete record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Even a small amount of the precious metal can transform the futures of these men and women - from Kenya and neighbouring Uganda - many of whose precarious lives rest on an unreliable farming income.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Allowing a lawsuit to proceed based on such a flimsy claim of injury would open the floodgates to all manner of claims that rest on nothing more than individuals’ feelings, not concrete injury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Midnight will tell you. His breathing will be harsh, labored. Sweat will make his coat shine. But, Will”—Caesar’s hands rest on my knee—“if you ask him, Midnight will give you his heart.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
