lie still
Example Sentences
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I genuinely love a good facial — the ritual of it, the permission to lie still for 90 minutes, the way my skin looks afterward.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Her baby's head was stuck and she was just told to lie still during labour, which lasted three days.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
If the animal does knock you down, however, “curl into a ball, protect your head, and lie still until the moose retreats,” the Utah authorities advise.
From National Geographic • Aug. 17, 2023
Mendoza’s colleagues in their written statements reported that Churna, even after she was face-down on the ground, continued to squirm and lift her torso despite officers’ repeated commands that she lie still.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Whenever she tried to lie still, the shaking would get worse and worse until she ached from trying to stop it.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
