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Recent Examples of repose from the Web
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In a second photograph, the singer can be seen reposing nonchalantly in a bed, wearing the same jumpsuit and covered in part by white bedsheets.
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Today, when people repose by themselves in bed at night, a buzz of friends and strangers emanates from their screens.
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Origin and Etymology of repose
Middle English, from Anglo-French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re- + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause
repose
Definition of repose
1a : a state of resting after exertion or strain; especially : rest in sleepb : eternal or heavenly rest pray for the repose of a soul
2a : a place of restb : peace, tranquility the repose of the bayousc : a harmony in the arrangement of parts and colors that is restful to the eye
3a : lack of activity : quiescenceb : cessation or absence of activity, movement, or animation the face in repose is grave and thoughtful
4 : composure of manner : poise
Examples of repose in a Sentence
typically the wealthy socialite spends most of the morning in repose, is served lunch, and then embarks on an exhaustive afternoon of shopping
enjoyed the repose of a serene summer evening
Recent Examples of repose from the Web
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But most ex-jocks fall into a soft middle, adjusting to a life in repose at a time when their contemporaries in other lines of work are still early in their careers.
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Yet there's a profound sense of order and repose, as if one had come upon a light-dappled glade.
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Soft light shone upon the body of the Rev. Neil Connolly, which lay in repose under the dome of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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In another image, a woman poses in her bedroom, an ironing board resting against the pastel-colored walls; her face is stern and her arms are folded across her chest, holding a pistol in domestic repose.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repose'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of repose
15th century
repose
Definition of repose
reposed
;reposing
transitive verb
1 archaic : to put away or set down : deposit
2a : to place (confidence, trust, etc.) in someone or somethingb : to place for control, management, or use
Recent Examples of repose from the Web
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In a second photograph, the singer can be seen reposing nonchalantly in a bed, wearing the same jumpsuit and covered in part by white bedsheets.
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Today, when people repose by themselves in bed at night, a buzz of friends and strangers emanates from their screens.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repose'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of repose
Middle English, to replace, from Latin reponere (perfect indicative reposui)
REPOSE Defined for English Language Learners
repose
Definition of repose for English Language Learners
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: a state of resting or not being active
REPOSE Defined for Kids
Definition of repose for Students
reposed
;reposing
: to lay or lie at rest I reposed my head on his shoulder. The dog is reposing on the couch.
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