Yes, and I think it will last," added Mrs. March, with the restful expression of a pilot who has brought a ship safely into port.
The fact was that he had eaten a very hearty supper and lain down to sleep very soon afterwards, two rather foolish things to do if a calm and restful sleep be sought.
By the time this was finished the sun had sunk far below the rocks on his left, and the dreamy, restful state into which the boy had been falling passed away.
But Ned felt no trouble, for everything seemed to be restful now that he was convinced that he could do no more after doing his best.
Chris's breathing heavy and regular, and a feeling of restful ease began to pervade his being.
It was in this restful interval that James and Margot Ruleson received a letter from their son Neil, inviting them to the great Commencement of his college.
A slight amount of haste will be advisable, my Granny, unless we intend to spend all our substance on these restful comforts of yours.
It is so restful to see people take things calmly, and not bolt their meals, or rush about like runaway steam-engines.
In spite of the satisfaction she found in her literary success, there was in her a desire for quiet and restful ways of life.
But, without actual sailing, we might spend a pleasant andrestful morning on board the yacht.
Following the elaborate decoration of the World Room, this is restful in its soft coloring and air of comfort.
The room is all the more restful in its general effect by contrast with the scenes of turmoil and conflict which the World Room so strongly portrays.
His mind was not in tune with nature's sweet harmonies, so she brought no restful peace to his tumultuous brain.
Arthur's cheeks were ruddy and round, and his thick brown hair clustering on his sunburnt forehead; but with all the energy and liveliness that could be seen on his face, a peaceful, restful look could be noticed there too.
The first thing she would do when morning light appeared, would be to write to that committee, and with that restful thought she fell asleep.
The fact was Phebe was not quite at home in her new dress, though she had a great liking for it, not only because it was Nanna's love-gift, but also because of its restful colour.
Methinks the spirit's temper grows Too soft in this still air; Somewhat the restful heart foregoes Of needed watch and prayer.
Co-workers, yet from varied fields, We share this restful nooning; The Quaker with the Baptist here Believes in close communing.
In spite of this, the thought of her filled me with a restful peace.
From a height I looked over a great and restful country, across the sleeping town, and far away over the peaceful lake.
The still green meadows, the gently swaying boughs, the sunshine sleeping pillowed on the clouds--all tend to meditative and restful peace, and one reaps the harvest of a quiet eye.
Auntie is going to have a nice, quiet, restful night and in the morning she will be herself again.
She thinks, after all, that it will be more restful there.
After you've lived in a ward for eighteen years with twenty room-mates, it is restful to be alone.
Everything is so comfortable and restful and homelike; I walk from room to room and drink in the furnishings.
Maybe he'll stay one week, or maybe two, or maybe three; he'll see how restfulit is when he gets here.
We are tramping over the hills and reading and writing, and having a nice, restful time.
At nine in the evening a beautiful twilight enveloped all, restful to nerves and eyes, but still light enough to read by.
He was held, moreover, in lowly content by the charm of the woman, who was to him like the earth grown human; and since she was the daughter of Sleep, her love seemed to him restful as the night.
As she entered the humble apartment, its restful seclusion, after her experience with Mangan, sent a thrill of thankfulness through her.
Here and there in the whir of the great city a restful breathing-spot is found, its stretch of grass dotted with moss-covered tombs grouped around a low-pitched church.
The outlook, with its heavy foliage, was restful to the eye, and the air was charged with a spicy warmth.
A restful lethargy of kindness was creeping over him.
He found himself in a long artistic room, feminine to a degree, exquisitely restful and yet broad-minded with signs of selection and travel.
It produces a restful feeling after exhausting efforts of mind or body; it tranquilizes but does not disqualify for labor, and therefore it is highly esteemed by persons of literary pursuits.
The day would have been a very restful one had it not been for the flies which steadily increased in numbers, coaxed back to life and activity by the warm sunshine.
How I like to think at night of what I'll eat, when I get home and what a quiet, restful time I'll have.
He could look at the far snows, the bluish gleam of the glaciers, the restful green of the valley floor, with a new quality of appreciation.
But old sins and sorrows and new, disturbing phases of human passion were here at his elbow to dispel the restful peace he had won for a little while.
He lived in the woods, restored the strength of his eyes amid that restful greenness, hardened a naturally vigorous body by healthy, outdoor labor with the logging crews.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "restful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
