at rest

phrase

1

: resting or reposing especially in sleep or death

2

: quiescent, motionless

3

: free of anxieties

Examples of at rest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The third hormone that retatrutide mimics, glucagon, is a hormone that promotes fat burning, even at rest. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Preliminary research suggests nasal breathing at rest may be associated with lower blood pressure than mouth breathing. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Privacy and File Cleanup Built In Files are encrypted both at rest and in transit, and Koofr doesn’t track its users. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Newton’s first law of motion holds that bodies at rest stay at rest. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at rest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed