Sentence examples for sought to rest from inspiring English sources

Some of that is a product of limited playing time -- Wilkens has sought to rest Marbury as much as possible -- but when he is on the court, Marbury is clearly looking for teammates first.

He sought to rest in the White House, but could not find a quiet room because of the steady crowd of office seekers.

The goal, he says, is "an equilibrium position where those who are seeking to be entertained and to provide entertainment are not automatically disenfranchising those persons who are seeking to rest".

At the village, Kweku's half sister comes out to greet the new arrivals: "She stands like a woman of 70 hard years: with her elbow on the wall and her head on her fist and her hip pushing out, other hand on that hip, as if seeking to rest the full weight of her past on this crumbling brick wall for these one or two breaths".

And in the final moments of the meeting, Mr. Obama sought to put to rest suspicions of friction with General McChrystal.

Mr. Mueller's statement sought to put to rest a brewing controversy over whether his agents and A.T.F.

They expose an unreal expectation of male behavior as defeating as many of the myths about women, which the women's movement has sought to put to rest.

Another party official sought to put to rest worries that the result could put Putin's victory in the presidential vote in doubt.

Another party official, Andrei Vorobyov, sought to put to rest worries that the result could put Putin's victory in the presidential vote in doubt.

Mr. Romney also sought to put to rest in the interview the notion that he harbors any resentment from the rough-and-tumble campaign fight with Mr. McCain.

On Monday, the director of the National Population Family Planning Commission sought to put to rest any speculation about a change in the status quo, saying the current policies would remain in place through 2015.