face down
Example Sentences
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That’s pretty much the right answer any sane, reasonable person would give because skeleton is among the most bizarre and frightening of Olympic sports, one which requires an athlete to lie face down and head-first on a small sled atop a sheet of rock-hard ice, then plummet down a twisting, banked mile-long chute at more than 80 miles an hour.
From Los Angeles Times
Abby crawled under the roof and lay face down on the pine boughs.
From Literature
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Some families stash their phones in another room while the movie is playing, or set them face down on a nearby desk.
Marion throws herself face down on the bed in distress.
From Literature
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Your gran is furious with you and has put your photos face down on her shelf.
From Literature
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