lie in
Example Sentences
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The former Ayatollah's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday, ahead of his burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience suggests that the answer may lie in how a rare group of brain cells, called immature neurons, responds to damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Khamenei will lie in state for three days, and the bodies of his slain relatives will also be present.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Its rotting parts lie in the grass near a city sewage treatment plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I wanted to lie in a French crib and start from scratch, learning the language from the ground floor up.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
