resting place
noun
1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.
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The table would make an excellent resting place for watermelon slices and a couple of iced teas.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 Nov. 2025
In the entryway, a red, green, and yellow Tibetan cabinet provides the perfect resting place for Santa figurines and a small metal Christmas tree.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
Friday night’s 2-1 loss against Leeds was the day the first shovels went into the ground as West Ham’s relegation resting place is constructed.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Whether the tunnel truly leads to Cleopatra’s resting place remains unknown, but the excavation offers a rare opportunity to revisit one of history’s most enduring mysteries, and possibly bring Egypt’s last queen closer to the surface once more.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 Nov. 2025
In the entryway, a red, green, and yellow Tibetan cabinet provides the perfect resting place for Santa figurines and a small metal Christmas tree.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
Friday night’s 2-1 loss against Leeds was the day the first shovels went into the ground as West Ham’s relegation resting place is constructed.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Whether the tunnel truly leads to Cleopatra’s resting place remains unknown, but the excavation offers a rare opportunity to revisit one of history’s most enduring mysteries, and possibly bring Egypt’s last queen closer to the surface once more.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resting place
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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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