Examples of bed rest in a Sentence
The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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When Lousie was 29 weeks pregnant, she was admitted to the hospital and placed on bed rest.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Some of them broke their bed rest in order to work out on a more traditional suite of exercise equipment, and some of them used the flywheel.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Most people who have mumps only require bed rest, plenty of fluids, and other types of supportive care to help with symptoms, and recover without long-term health problems, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Some of them broke their bed rest in order to work out on a more traditional suite of exercise equipment, and some of them used the flywheel.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Most people who have mumps only require bed rest, plenty of fluids, and other types of supportive care to help with symptoms, and recover without long-term health problems, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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