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Example Sentences

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Once inside the gallery, darkened to protect light-sensitive documents and clothing, some of the important battles of the Revolutionary War are laid out chronologically.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think it’s a very natural human thing to want to exceed a standard that someone else has laid out.

From Los Angeles Times

But of course everything is only temporary, including the good health I felt sure would enable me to lay aside the cane when my back was better.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also expect bigger corporations will play catch up when they see competitors laying off.

From MarketWatch

As a result, he began writing his own songs, one of which impressed his parents so much that they booked studio time and a session bass player to help him to lay down the track.

From Los Angeles Times