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Example sentences for "while lying"

  • While lying in the harbour of Callao, in Peru, certain rumours had come to us touching a war with England, growing out of the long-vexed Northeastern Boundary Question.

  • While lying here, Dampier was cured of dropsy by being buried all but his head in hot sand.

  • While lying in this state one day, Bob came in, saying to Dr.

  • While lying at anchor, a lighter approached us from the town, bringing four more slaves.

  • It was a large eagle, which gave a proof of his strength, by driving his talons through a man's foot, while lying in the bottom of the boat, with his legs tied together.

  • While lying here, Mr. Flinders had some opportunity of observing their manner of fishing, which was perfectly new to his companion Bong-ree.

  • While lying here, some of her people became drunk, and insisted on taking the boat ashore.

  • Reid, in command of the privateer Armstrong, while lying in the harbor of Fayal, one of the Azores, was attacked by a fleet of boats from three British frigates.

  • He was painfully wounded, but, while lying on a stretcher, he sent a message to General Meade that the Confederate army was in retreat.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "while lying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    and said; another form; are led; blessed them; even while; fall back; inches deep; specific characters; three cases; while above; while after; while before; while boiling; while engaged; while many; while sitting; while some; while still; while that; while their; while there; while those; while when; while working; while yet; will mark