lie in
Example Sentences
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“I would lie in my bed and hear those bands playing and say to myself, ‘One of these days I’m going to play just like that,’” he told The Times in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
For China, the win may lie in a smooth, well-choreographed state visit.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The newly discovered tracks lie in the modern intertidal zone, where they are covered by seawater at high tide twice a day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
The gears that make free speech work lie in the democratization of creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
For warming up beans and frying sausages for lunch while my people lie in the attic and smell it.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
