How to Use lie down in a Sentence

lie down

verb
  • Little old ladies lay down their canes to get close to him.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Put down a blanket, lay down, and gaze up at the stars.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The seat is a flat bed in a pet stroller, so that your dog can lie down.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
  • Kurt sang it lying down on his back, not an easy thing to do.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Plant it down, lie down, go down into the depths of the ocean.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Have your little one lay down and trace all the way around their body.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • Trump is not likely to take this lying down.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This porch swing is spacious, so feel free to stretch your legs out or lie down.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • On her first day there screen-free, Hill lay down on her bed and cried.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Jackie then returned to the nest to lie down for three hours.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Drink now, or lay down for a few years before opening.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Slather on some clay, lay down, and bake until hardened.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But Ava has learned from the best and won’t take this lying down.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Water bowls abound and there is plenty of space for the pups to lie down.
    — Liz Logan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The urge to lie down for a soak, even in winter, is hard to resist.
    — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This should give the crew a chance to pop smoke or lay down suppressing fire.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Stand on a wall, lay down on the sidewalk, play around, and change up your point of view.
    — Thomas J. Story, Sunset Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • One of you will use naps to clean the stove while the other uses them to lie down.
    — Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • If the wind flips the leaves over, or the cows lie down, or the birds go silent, get indoors fast.
    — Kris Frieswick, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Mom said that there was not enough room for everybody to sit or lie down at the same time.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Threw a bit of a tantrum by lying down on a table behind the bench.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The strange wolf got to its feet, hobbled down the ridge a few hundred yards, and lay down.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Exhausted and bereft, Spencer lies down next to his wife and son.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In it, Sweeney is seen zipping up her jeans while lying down.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Dončić took the weight off his left leg before lying down on the baseline.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Some lay down for a minute before hopping up to give the next person a glimpse.
    — K.c. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Randy’s lying down on the infield with his headphones on.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For the test, the app asks you to lie down and relax for roughly five minutes.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Some girls sat back-to-back, leaning onto each other, and some boys lay down.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For a breath-work exercise, Arndt asked the campers to lie down on their backs.
    — Lisa Kennedy Shelby Knowles, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023

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