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Sentence examples for lies low from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Lie low.

If someone lies low, they try not to be found or caught.

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"lies low" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe someone or something avoiding or attempting to avoid public attention, either by being physically hidden or by keeping silent. Example: To avoid detection, the criminal decided to lie low until the heat died down.

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It condenses into a vapor that lies low over the hills north of the city and obscures the river edge of New Jersey.

The most characteristic feature of the weather, however, is the summer fog, which lies low over the city until midday, creating consternation among shivering tourists.

No, the narrator says; she might have been fundamentally selfless, "by which I mean somebody who lies low like a card in a pack, until the cards are dealt".

This ruse involves a blaring television and a constant miasma of coffee and cabbage seeping from under her door while she lies low with - what else? - classical music, a good cup of tea, and gourmet cuisine.

Sweet violet Often overlooked besides better-known spring flowers such as primroses and wood anemones, the common or sweet violet is small and lies low down, but has a beautiful scent which has been used for perfume since Ancient Greece.

"The regime created a whole class of super-rich businessmen," said Waleed Fakhouri, an Aleppan who remains active in the Syrian resistance even as he lies low in Istanbul.

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Lie low during July.

"They're just lying low".

Others lie low for decades.

Brer Fox, he lay low.

Abramovich is lying low.

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