laid to rest
Example Sentences
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Among them is a headstone marking where a 12-year-old was laid to rest.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Long before the 80-year-old country star was laid to rest last week in a private service, she had drafted plans for a large-scale, multi-artist festival in Nashville where she would perform and host.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hichilema's government had wanted to bring Lungu home for a state burial, while his family wants him laid to rest in South Africa where he died.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He will be laid to rest at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens in the south of Barbados.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He would always know where they were laid to rest, she said.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
