the rest

noun

: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder

You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest.

—often + of

We ate the rest of the cake.

He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.

Examples of the rest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Gérard Bertrand lunch—six courses of biodynamic Languedoc, $175 per person, inside Jacques restaurant, capped at 40 guests—debuted on Oceania Allura in 2025 and reaches the rest of the fleet through 2026. — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

For its part, Broadcom has argued that changes to VMware’s licensing model are in line with the rest of the industry, and its acquisition of VMware is considered financially successful. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

The genetic analysis was performed on small bone samples kept aside when the Medici tombs were opened in 2004 before the rest of the remains were buried again. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Whether that’s a single-stock anomaly or a signal that the market has quietly repriced its tolerance for earnings disappointment across the sector is the question the rest of earnings season will start to answer. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for the rest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed