Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
Verb
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This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026 -
For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But most simply and importantly, don’t sleep on a martini at the Mark Bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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In addition, blue light reduces your body’s production of melatonin, the hormone that helps you sleep.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
Verb
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There’s no room to recline your seat and the constant line for the bathroom — not to mention the smell — can be overwhelming.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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With adjustable leg rests and no arm rests in the way, passengers can recline or lay flat across the sofa-like space.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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The color nodded not to the colors of Italy’s flag but to the national color of Italy, azzurro blue (also known as Savoy blue), showing extra thought and care put into the story behind her wardrobe.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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Massie, who is Libertarian-leaning, seemed to nod at his divergence from the Republican Party on the war, going as far as using some of his colleagues’ skepticism of reports of the deal’s terms as a litmus test for his support of it.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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