lie (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
Verb
  • There wasn’t much drop off, which is a testament to TCU’s recruiting and roster retention under Dykes.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Peers who emerged in the same mid-2000s period have quietly dropped off the New York calendar—or out of fashion entirely.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Listen to this article San Diego FC’s season is no longer being couched with qualifiers.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The entire learning journey for students is couched towards ‘synthesis’ - an essential term in interdisciplinary working, and synthesis is often mentioned in discussions of creativity.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Luxury log cabins sleep four or eight and offer full kitchens, dining and living areas, heated floors, A/C, flat-screen TVs with DirecTV, and queen-size sleeper sofas.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Kalvin sleeps next to him every night, the physical pressure helping the boy get better rest.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • It can be reclined to multiple positions and can be folded.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The performance glided to a close with all seven men reclining on one elbow on the stage before popping up for a last run of perfectly synched choreo and a final straight line pose to soak up the adulation.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With a shiny and textured leather exterior (which nods to the butter yellow color trend taking over this year’s runways and street style), the phone bag features an interior compartment for a little more than your phone, as well as magnetic snap closure for keeping all of it secure.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The show’s emotional connection to religion, having been in a Cathedral, pieces nodding to queerness, equality, and blue-collar workers speaks to the wider conversation of designers of color being part of the global fashion industry.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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