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

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

Trial lawyers are doing the equivalent of lying down in the street to block her reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I curled up next to her so we were both lying down, and that felt better.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller