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lay back

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I put my hands behind my head, lay back and looked at a water stain on the ceiling.

“Suddenly, Mr. Anderson sat up on the gurney in sort of a bizarre manner and would not lay back down,” Neiman said.

But a bystander suggested he feign injury, lay back down in front of the car, in order to collect an insurance claim.

In her dim, cushioned corner Mollie Gretna lay back against the wall, her face pale and her weak mouth foolishly agape.

Feeling perfectly secure, Matt lay back, pulled the side of the blanket over him, and fell asleep.

Large drops of perspiration stood on Jacob Worse's nose, as he lay back in his chair, with his mouth open, snoring frightfully.

She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.

Jessie lay back and closed her eyes with a blissful sense of freedom from danger.

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On this page you'll find 314 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lay back, such as: decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, and recede.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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