supine

Example Sentences

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The Tesla board, which had changed somewhat since 2018 but was still supine toward Musk, also asked shareholders in effect to overturn McCormick’s ruling by voting on the pay package again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

The bodies appear to be laid supine, but most bones have dissolved because of the acidic soil.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

Once supine, I experienced the unique and briefly frightening sensation that my ears were traveling up very fast in an elevator while the rest of my body fell gently toward Earth.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

An unfinished marble sculpture, Andromeda, lies supine, as if waiting for the artist’s return.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022

Then, on a sudden but apparently pressing impulse, he stretched out supine on the carpet.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger