How to Use lie on/upon in a Sentence

lie on/upon

phrasal verb

• The tribe’s lands lie on the south side of the Grand Canyon along 108 miles of the river.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2023
• Jupiter will lie on the other side of the Sun from Venus, 30° to the east-northeast.
  — Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• His vape and phone lie on the table by a plate of hummus.
  — Rachel Seo, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
• At the third home, Merritt said, the neighbor told Yarl to lie on the ground and put his hands in the air.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• There was no grass or even bare earth to lie on and the shards of stone dug at my body in 100 places.
  — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
• In the video, Penny is seen with his arms wrapped around Neely’s neck as the pair lie on the floor of the F train car.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• Piers stretch out onto the mud, and boats lie on the beaches a half-mile from the water.
  — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• The kitchen table would be cleared and covered with linen for the patient to lie on.
  — Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
• The clothes, while chill enough for guests to lie on a Loewe bean bag chair in the grass, stunned in the glowing light of the summer soirée.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
• To do a tuck up, simply lie on your back on the floor and pull your knees in towards your chest.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
• As her doctor moves Dion to lie on her side and urges her to take deep breaths, tears stream down the singer’s face.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
• Two feet of wire then form the fence and 2 feet lie on the ground, encircling your garden.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• Russian soldiers told Guz and his workers to lie on the ground and state their names.
  — James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• How to do it: Have your partner lie on their back with legs outstretched.
  — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Use your blind bag as a headrest and lie on a decoy bag if the field is muddy.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
• Both deputies shouted at Talavera, who was in the street about three car lengths away, to lie on the ground.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• One easy way to find this position is to lie on the floor and bring your knees toward your chest.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 22 Feb. 2024
• At the third house, a person inside gave him instructions to raise his arms and lie on the ground.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• There, he was told to lie on the ground while someone called for help, his family said.
  — Christine Hauser, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• The electrodes in an ECoG system don’t penetrate the brain but lie on the surface of it.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2022
• First, lie on your back with your arms raised and pointing to the ceiling and your legs in the air at a 90-degree angle.
  — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Gayle Gamel was left to lie on the floor for 10 days before her son finally called for help.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
• In the video, a man with a backpack on is seen with his arms wrapped around another man’s neck as the pair lie on the floor of the F train car.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• The group first fielded kick returns, then Harsin had each play lie on their backs, pop up and locate the ball in the air to field punts.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2022
• Two visitors at a time – strangers or no -- can make a one-hour appointment to lie on the bed.
  — Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• Bed linens sailing the wind, curtains flaring beyond the windscreens, lilacs soon to lie on the ground.
  — Carolyn Forché, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024
• The silky and smooth sateen material also felt so soft to lie on.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
• First off, babies need to lie on firm surfaces, like a crib pad, says Posner.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
• There is also the fact that people can—and often do—lie on their resumes.
  — Kenneth Coats, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• But interestingly, all appear to lie on the straight line x = 1/2.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024