Example sentences for: repose

How can you use “repose” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • At the best of times he winces, in repose appearing ulcerous; in the throes of a panic attack, he might be struggling with an Alien -like parasite about to burst through his chest.

  • This translator has replaced “He leadeth me beside the still waters” by “To the waters of repose he leads me.”

  • Most New Yorker ites knew Mr. Shawn for his thoughtful repose, but the old fellow could enjoy a good joke from time to time.

  • Bob Barr, R-Ga., who looks explosive even in repose, has turned an even beetier shade of red than usual.

  • In repose, it is a chiseled mask, with avian eyes that give away little; then, swamped by feeling, those features wiggle and crack and loosen from their moorings.


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