Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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While other drivers saw their tires dropping off early in the race, the Williams driver, who qualified 10th, stayed out and even led at one point, finally pitting at around Lap 21.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Barbara Lenz went missing on May 6, 1989, at the age of 31 after being dropped off at her Woodbine apartment by her then-boyfriend Robert Davis, who now is in jail awaiting trial on the new charge.—
Kyle Werner,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Philosopher Garrett Hardin’s original description of the tragedy of the commons was couched in terms of a shepherd bringing one more sheep to graze on an unowned pasture.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
13 Mar. 2025
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Trump even couches some of his most famous policies in aesthetic terms.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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On March 26, shortly after 1 a.m., police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Bridgeport Avenue in Milford on the report of a man sleeping at the wheel.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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This travel pillow is exceptionally comfortable: think of it like wrapping a marshmallow around your neck, or sleeping on a cloud.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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An adjustable bed frame allows sleepers to incline and recline the angle of their mattress.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2025
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In our era of ballooning pant legs and reclining theater seats, as Brooklyn pantries overflow with Wegmans bulk and Cybertrucks tear through Tribeca, one feature of the cityscape has been slimming down: the balcony.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Feb. 2025
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Fendi nodded to the house’s fur heritage with a variety of styles made of shearling, and a couple of actual mink designs.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Employees would nod in agreement during meetings, but frustrations simmered beneath the surface.—
Leyda Lazo,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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