lie asleep

Frequency: 7.045.1 per million words

To be in a sleeping state while lying down.

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Examples (20)

  • The baby lay peacefully asleep in its cradle.
  • The baby lay asleep in her crib for hours.
  • He lay asleep on the sofa, still in his work clothes.
  • My cat often lies asleep on the warm windowsill.
  • The old dog lay asleep by the fireplace, dreaming of chasing rabbits.
  • He will lie asleep until the morning sun wakes him.
  • She was found lying asleep under a shady tree.
  • She liked to lie asleep on the sofa after a long day.
  • After the long journey, all he wanted was to lie asleep for ten hours.
  • After the exhausting journey, they all lay asleep soundly.
  • Every afternoon, the cat lies asleep in a patch of sunlight on the rug.
  • The dog was so tired that he just lay asleep by the fireplace.
  • Don't make a sound; the patient is finally lying asleep in his room.
  • I watched him lie asleep, looking peaceful and calm.
  • Exhausted from the marathon, the runner lay asleep on the grass.
  • Sometimes it's hard to lie asleep when you have a lot on your mind.
  • In the fairy tale, the princess had been lying asleep for a hundred years.
  • She hoped her worries would lie asleep while she rested.
  • We came home to find our guest lying fast asleep on the living room floor.
  • If you lie asleep too late, you might miss breakfast.