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lie down

verb as in lie

verb as in repose

verb as in turn in

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Example Sentences

My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.

She literally had to lie down in between sessions in order to recover her strength.

In her semifinal match, he joked “Now you can get to lie down for a while” in the post-game chat.

Lie Down with Lions (1985) gave a shoutout to gays in a laundry list of human rights to worry about.

They encountered two genuinely tough Brooklyn gunmen in the lobby who ordered them to lie down.

The hut was barely high enough to let him sit up, and long enough to let him lie down—not to stretch out.

He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always felt sleepy after he had eaten, he thought he would lie down and have a nap.

After dinner, retire for an hour to your own room, that your hostess may lie down if she is accustomed to do so.

The question between the Girondist and the Jacobin was, "Who shall lie down on the guillotine?"

And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions?

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On this page you'll find 224 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lie down, such as: die, drop, give in/give up, go down, slump, and bend.

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

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