lie next to
Example Sentences
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No digging is required here; super-sized bones lie next to the shoreline, washed out from the rock and cleaned by the flowing water, just waiting to be picked up.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
“Mercury” proceeds to a curiosity shop in Portland whose storeroom sounds like it might lie next to the gates of hell.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
And partly it derives from “Significant Other” dealing with common preoccupations: Do we ever fully know who we lie next to?
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
In other words, why would Congress exclude wetlands that lie next to nearby waters—but do not flow straight into them—when these wetlands have a major impact on the quality of those waters?
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2022
“Well, yeah, but those trees don’t help,” I say, pushing her over so I can lie next to her.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
