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'lie in' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lie in' with 20 example sentences.


lie in verb

: originate (in)

: be in confinement for childbirth


  • He loves to lie in the grass on a sunny day.
  • The patient was lying in the bed with her eyes closed.
  • The greatest happiness lies in freedom.
  • When he came to, he was lying in the park.
  • I'm lying in bed with a killer hangover.
  • How many eggs does one hen lay in a year?
  • The injured man lay in the street before the police arrived.
  • As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
  • A cat is lying in the sun.
  • He was ill, so he lay in bed all day long.
  • He found his father lying in the kitchen.
  • The ship lies in the harbour.
  • We're lying in the shade.
  • I got tired of lying in bed all day.
  • The trouble may lie in the engine.
  • Beauty lies in the eyes of the one who sees.
  • One thousand buildings lay in ruins.
  • She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.
  • The truth lies in the middle.
  • She lay in bed all the time.
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