Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
Verb
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Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025 -
These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martin called me on April 30th to tell me that Jim was sleeping, that Jim was dying now.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms can vary widely, from food aversions and sleep problems to anxiety and trouble adapting to routines.—
Laura Dorwart,
Health,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Midway, his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, posed three reclining Art Deco figures in a fountain, representing the three main waterways of the city.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The new service, which will launch in November, will feature 21 seats on a double-decker bus (18 on the upper level and three on the lower level), each of which recline into a fully lie-flat bed, according to the company.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Paul's original songs, which will be expanded for the stage, including loving nods to the canon of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and other Golden Age giants.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Aroldis Chapman nodded at his catcher and steadied his body.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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