lie against

Example Sentences

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Cantlay finally made a bogey on the 17th hole with a tough lie against the collar of the green.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021

“The relief that plaintiffs request does not properly lie against the Vice President,” DOJ lawyers said in a court filing on Thursday.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2020

A couple of gravestones lie against an old stone house that was George Washington’s headquarters after his troops lost the Battle of Long Island in 1776.

From New York Times • May 28, 2018

The ball wound up in a precarious lie against the rocks by the stream beside the putting surface, but Mickelson didn’t break a sweat.

From Golf Digest • May 6, 2018

Then, when these stones were red hot, he put them in his mouth and let them lie against that part of his throat that made the sound.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith