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lie dormant

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  1. be inactive, as if asleep
    His work lay dormant for many years

How To Use lie dormant In A Sentence

  • Banks can spot them because they will usually lie dormant for months and then suddenly see large sums of money deposited and withdrawn in a few hours. Times, Sunday Times
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  • If a meteor impact causes a nuclear winter, then the ability to lie dormant would have improved your chances.
  • The seeds of bristly sarsaparilla, currant, and soapberry lie dormant in the soil and germinate only after being burned; ecologists call the process ‘seed banking.’
  • During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.
  • Summer months rushed by; the entire project seemed to lie dormant. Christianity Today
  • If you doubt it, take a look around your house, in particular the corners where useless objects lie dormant. Times, Sunday Times
  • If you doubt it, take a look around your house, in particular the corners where useless objects lie dormant. Times, Sunday Times
  • But it is estimated that it could be responsible for 10,000 deaths a year by 2020, as symptoms lie dormant for decades.
  • The virus may lie dormant for years before symptoms appear.
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