lie down
Example Sentences
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“What is that?” he said, holding a corner of the comforter aloft, staring intently at something located where he had been about to lie down.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“So then they asked me to walk down this beach, and every 10 minutes you’d hear ‘Rolling!’ and I’d have to lie down and hide behind these dunes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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
Unlike the Las Vegas Sphere, he stresses, visitors are generally free to walk around – or even lie down and look straight up – at the presentation.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The nurse walked around him, behind me, and tried to pull my shoulders down so I would lie down.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
