come to rest
Verb
Meaning
come to rest (third-person singular simple present comes to rest, present participle coming to rest, simple past came to rest, past participle come to rest)
To stop moving.
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Examples
It is true practically if not altogether without exception that the changes studied by any science tend to equilibrate or neutralize the forces which bring them about, and finally to come to rest.
At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.
Goods move in response to price differences from points of low to points of higher price, the movement tending to obliterate the price difference and come to rest.
It is to be broken. It is to be torn open. It is not to be reached and come to rest in ever. I turn against you, I break from you, I turn to you. We hurt, and are hurt, and have each other for healing. It is healing. It is never whole.
Maybe love is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth, slowly, steadily, and sometimes you don't know where it will come to rest.