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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lying against" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe the physical placement or position of an object or person in relation to something else. Example: The bookshelf was lying against the wall, its contents spilling onto the floor. In this sentence, "lying against" is used to show the bookshelf's position in relation to the wall. It suggests that the bookshelf is leaning or resting against the wall.
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I felt I was lying against my own experience.
The black man lying against the couch in the living room had been shot twice.
Heatley was lying against a curb but was moving his left arm, Cassino added.
The boy's face was wrinkled from lying against his arms and the edge of the bar.
Wrapped artworks were lying against the walls and some crates were open between the desks.
A ewe in the lambing fields is "lying against a wall … paining on its side".
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He lay against the earth.
"You had to lie against your principles.
A slope of snow lay against the woodpile.
O'Neill lay against the base of the wall, helpless.
Here, the extra-embryonic membranes lie against the uterine lining instead of against an egg shell.
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