lie down
Example Sentences
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Experts say that, in these situations, it is best to lie down and play dead.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
"Our family would lie down and look at various places on the Moon that he would identify based on his mapping and his study guides," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Mercurial and unreliable in the studio, Stewart would sometimes fall asleep on the couch during recording sessions or lie down in the vocal booth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
He said when his condition was bad, he had to "lie down for a day or two" and would be unable to walk for weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Like John and his group of Lost Boys, we went to bed hungry again, finding a place to lie down on the rocky red soil of Ethiopia to sleep.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
