How to Use the rest in a Sentence

the rest

noun
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  • For the rest of your life, you would be kind of screwed.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The Blazers managed just 24 points in the paint the rest of the game.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
  • About $63 of that went to the fair, the rest went to Cedar's owners.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The film was broken off from the rest of the film shot for that day.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But the directors loved it — and so does the rest of the world.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • So where can the MLB team's games be seen for the rest of the 2023 season?
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2023
  • Who doesn’t want to know how that plays out the rest of her life?
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And then, the rest of it is just selling month-to-month.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Pliers will pull the skin, and a small sharp knife does the rest.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Other plans are still be worked out for the rest of the week.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
  • At least the rest of the episode was much, much better than that.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • High hedging hides the tennis court from the rest of the yard.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
  • The leaf blades are wider and lighter green in color than the rest of the grass in my lawn.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • Place on a lined baking tray and mold the rest of the mooncakes.
    — Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There will be no sneaking up on the rest of the NFC like last year.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The game was played within a possession the rest of the way.
    — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Watch his segment in the video player above, and check out the rest of the episode here.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • England takes on Spain to earn the title of best above the rest.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • The third shade, which was a deeper blue, covered the rest of her legs.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And, frankly, we're being isolated in the rest of the world.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The head is brought to the surface before the rest of the body; this overrides the dive reflex.
    — Bekka Besich, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The second friend sends her virtual hugs the rest of the day.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
  • A lot has changed for Electra and the rest of the world since the first Good Burger movie came out.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Crown Block's food is on par with the rest of the city's many steakhouses.
    — Amanda Albee, Chron, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Jensen and Lee took charge the rest of the way, scoring the final three points of the match to win 15-11 and collect the point.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • There can also be no doubt that Africa has much to offer the rest of the world.
    — Ivor Ichikowitz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • So my attention’s on that, and will be on that for the rest of my days.
    — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
  • For more present picks (and the rest of our Father’s Day gift guides), check out all of the best gift ideas of 2024.
    — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
  • One item is twenty-five per cent off and the rest is three per cent off.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Her initial expression becomes an inkblot test for the audience as the rest of the two-episode premiere plays out.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024

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