rest in peace
idiom
—used to say one hopes a person who has died will have peace in death
May she rest in peace.
Examples of rest in peace in a Sentence
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Paul Gray, rest in peace, stole quite a few golf carts together and went on adventures.
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Richard Bienstock, Billboard, 17 July 2024
The Liberator's bones will not likely rest in peace for long.
—Ilan Stavans, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Tanya, rest in peace, would have opted for the Fahn Noi villa.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2023
May her soul rest in peace and in paradise in heaven.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes The joke shop operated by the Weasley twins (rest in peace, Fred) is stocked with its fair share of sweet bites.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
But let these individuals rest in peace, with dignity now, until such a time happens, which is indefinite and may never happen.
—Justin Gamble, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
The joke shop operated by the Weasley twins (rest in peace, Fred) is stocked with its fair share of sweet bites.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
God bless Finney and may the poor soul who died of exposure rest in peace.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Richard Bienstock, Billboard, 17 July 2024
The Liberator's bones will not likely rest in peace for long.
—Ilan Stavans, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Tanya, rest in peace, would have opted for the Fahn Noi villa.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2023
May her soul rest in peace and in paradise in heaven.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes The joke shop operated by the Weasley twins (rest in peace, Fred) is stocked with its fair share of sweet bites.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
But let these individuals rest in peace, with dignity now, until such a time happens, which is indefinite and may never happen.
—Justin Gamble, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
The joke shop operated by the Weasley twins (rest in peace, Fred) is stocked with its fair share of sweet bites.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
God bless Finney and may the poor soul who died of exposure rest in peace.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
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