be supine

Example Sentences

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So if Congress promises to be supine, what of the supreme court, surely the ultimate restraint?

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2016

To get along with the general," says one lieutenant, "you don't have to be supine.

From Time Magazine Archive

And in the middle, so laid-back as to be supine, was Dino -- on the cutting edge of lumpen-American mediocrity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Philip having done his own part, did not feel it incumbent on him to risk a battle with inferior numbers, when those who were more nearly concerned were contented to be supine.

From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest

Sometimes, too, he wishes for wealth, but it is only that he might be supine.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny