in repose

phrase

formal + literary

: at rest : sleeping

His face in repose is serious and thoughtful.

Examples of in repose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Taken by Hujar in 1985, the black-and-white image shows Jackie in repose, dressed in a suit, with a fresh white flower in his buttonhole and a lovely drawing of him, in full makeup, positioned near his left shoulder. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Nakamura, who works almost exclusively in his native Japan, smooths over those divisions, creating reverent, porous structures that open to the landscape or curl in on themselves in repose. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026

Monday, March 2 – Jackson will lie in repose at the South Carolina Statehouse. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

Underneath the skirt is a layer of pink tulle, helping to give the dress its shape and adding a whimsical pop of color, seen in the film when Marie lies in repose, surrounded by plates of desserts, her shoe slipped onto her foot by a maid. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in repose

• agarose
• aliquots
• amigos
• anthracnose
• bottlenose
• buffaloes
• bungalows
• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose