lie on/upon

phrasal verb

lay on/upon; lain on/upon; lying on/upon; lies on/upon

: to affect (someone) in a specified way

Sorrow lay heavily on him.

Guilt lies on his conscience.

She keeps herself healthy so her years lie lightly upon her.

Examples of lie on/upon in a Sentence

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Boxes lie on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 Close to half of Great Lakes shipwrecks fell victim in fall storms Experts estimate that more than 6,000 ships lie on the bottom of the Great Lakes. —

Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 Signs supporting presidential candidates lie on a table at a polling station in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Election Day. —

Ali Cherkis, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024 Hundreds of attendees lie on blankets, wearing wireless headphones rimmed with aqua lights. —

Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lie on/upon