How to Use lie over in a Sentence
lie over
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Plush cream rugs lay over white oak floors.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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See that rusty knife lying over there in the corner?
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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See that rusty knife lying over there in the corner?
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Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Andreatta and Landon have publicly accused each other of lying over the project.
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Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two men, one a physician, saw the mountain lion lying over the woman from about 100 yards away, Van Hoose said.
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Miles Blumhardt,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Behind its doors lie over 60,000 volumes, including rare 16th- and 17th-century works in medicine, law, and theology, many bound in leather and gold.
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Navya Verma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
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