lap
Example Sentences
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It isn’t till the tear plops on to my lap that I realize I’m crying, too.
From Literature
I sat there with the knitting in my lap, staring first at the wool, the color of oats, and then at the turf in the hearth, bits of glowing orange blocks.
From Literature
Halfway through the final lap, Reddick was sitting in third place.
It’s a technical distinction that separates them from 1,000-pound commercial hogs but offers little comfort to a suburban homeowner expecting a permanent lap pet.
The driver can use it whenever they like for the rest of that lap.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
