lain up

past participle of lie up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain up
Verb
  • There were also reports that the two slept on separate beds at Windsor Castle.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Loli already inside the apartment, watching from the window as her mother slept.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The centerpiece of that miserly backline, Gianluca Mancini (no relation to Roberto), nodded home his first international goal to put the gloss on Italy’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Israel on Tuesday.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The couple nodded in agreement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 49ers turned in their worst performance of the season on Sunday in Tampa Bay to post their second loss of the season.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • As for her nomination papers, Martyka turned in 53 valid signatures, three more than the minimum required to get on the ballot.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Austria international should feature more in this busy period when Van de Ven or Romero are rested.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers rested Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia among several others.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Lain up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lain%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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