supine
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Warming up, we stretched out on our mats in a supine position, staring up at the sky and breathing deeply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
This was too much even for habitually supine Republican senators, who took their wrath out on Mr. Blanche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
"They do not at the moment. They are too supine, too incurious, too compliant," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
Once supine, I experienced the unique and briefly frightening sensation that my ears were traveling up very fast in an elevator while the rest of my body fell gently toward Earth.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
She lay supine on her bed without a pillow, a glass of water within easy reach and, at her side, a book she knew she could not read.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing supine
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