lie down
Example Sentences
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Cusi’s mom endorsed a lie-down whenever one had been on their feet too long, or the world had become too much.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024
Soup leads helpfully to an afternoon lie-down or an early bed, both of which seem like better ideas now than ever before.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2021
When she went upstairs to have a lie-down, it wasn't long before she was woken up by the huge racket coming from downstairs.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2020
Disappearing through the curtain into a video booth, hours might pass until I re-emerge, wild-haired and gawping, or refreshed after a nice lie-down.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2020
About eleven at night, when the first of them began to lie-down, I shifted the lot to an open place, so as to have them all together when they got full.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
