lying down

Example Sentences

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Speaking to the BBC in 2024, Scolyer said he refused to take his shock diagnosis lying down.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And change doesn’t need to be taken lying down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

That call-out was nasty and unfair, and the Citadel CEO might not take it lying down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Each participant wore an accelerometer on their wrist for seven days, allowing researchers to track both step count and sedentary time, defined as time spent sitting or lying down while awake.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

He scooped out a hollow and lying down piled the leaves over him like a thick coverlet.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton