lie out
Example Sentences
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“Items should lie out in the sun. Trees and shrubs stand all day long in the sun, don’t they?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Players can grab a leisurely breakfast at their Pasadena hotel, lie out by the pool and watch a full day’s worth of college football before boarding the team bus.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
The airborne nuts lie out of reach from many of the squirrels’ competitors, and likely last much longer than they would in the damp rainforest soil, where everything decomposes quickly.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2023
“The tunnel was insufficiently wide to lie out straight at night, and the men were so tightly packed that if one man had to turn over, all those around him had to do the same.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Your mom picks a spot, and you lie out the blanket while she and Cassie order food.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
