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
"I don't sit or lie down there. Even in sleep, I avoid it. I keep pillows on that side."
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
The urge to lie down for a soak, even in winter, is hard to resist.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
“They visited their head doctors—psychiatrists—and they took pills to help them sleep when they stopped having the will to lie down at night. Soon they turned on each other, and the world changed again.”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
