lie next to
Example Sentences
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“Mercury” proceeds to a curiosity shop in Portland whose storeroom sounds like it might lie next to the gates of hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
And partly it derives from “Significant Other” dealing with common preoccupations: Do we ever fully know who we lie next to?
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
In other words, why would Congress exclude wetlands that lie next to nearby waters—but do not flow straight into them—when these wetlands have a major impact on the quality of those waters?
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2022
Carcasses of birds and a small rabbit lie next to flower arrangements in lyrical funerary arrays, and a diptych shows the withering of dogweed leaves over just two days.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
After a few more s’mores, we lie next to each other on the blanket, holding hands, gazing up beyond the fluttering leaves into the canopy of stars.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
