lying
Example Sentences
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A more-surreal homage by Rivera from 1952 lies in leafy Chapultepec Park: a 100-foot-long tiled statue of Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain, lying supine in a pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Its light sweeps across the surface almost like a flashlight lying flat on a table.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Cohen already served his three-year prison sentence for campaign-finance crimes and lying to Congress.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"He's smiling, he's responding to us. Before now, he's just been a small baby lying on a bed."
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I discovered that if you didn’t see the edge of her face or her hand or arm lying on the desk, she looked almost like any girl with dirty hair.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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