lie in

Example Sentences

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Mr James said: "I haven't had a day off in seven months so I'm quite looking forward to the prospect of a lie-in and not having to complete 26 miles tomorrow."

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

And maybe then he can enjoy that well-deserved lie-in.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

He likes the lie-in, too, because it annoys the wrong people.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2020

Even at their busiest, Suuronen did not employ more than a dozen people and each started work at 10am, thanks to the boss’s fondness for a lie-in.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2018

I am now at my brother's house, on my way to Skye, to attend my daughter, who is to lie-in in August; they are all in health at present.

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Thomson, Mrs.