lay (someone) to rest

idiom

: to bury (someone who has died)
usually used as (be) laid to rest
She was laid to rest in the church's graveyard.

Examples of lay (someone) to rest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This year alone, she’s done 80 casualty missions, including helping to lay to rest several sailors and troops killed in the attacks on Pearl Harbor who were recently identified with progress in DNA testing. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 17 Sep. 2024 Biden could also cost Democrats control of Congress July 10, 2024 The debate was supposed to lay to rest nagging concerns about Biden’s mental and physical vitality. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024 This prospect should lay to rest the once dominant idea that European integration is an irreversible process. Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016 But when Doc died on Sept. 10, 2021, at age 26, unlike Smith, there was no cemetery to lay to rest the 1,200-pound animal who devoted 11 years of service to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Mounted Division. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lay (someone) to rest 

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“Lay (someone) to rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%20%28someone%29%20to%20rest. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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