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
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
George Godber, fund manager at Polar Capital, said markets were falling because of "a fear of what else might lie out there".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023
I shake my head, not trusting myself to speak the lie out loud convincingly.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
