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laze

[leyz] / leɪz /


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Now 16, Pebbles does not tend to go after the wildlife so much, preferring to laze around campus waiting to be fed by staff.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

Two large pregnant pigs laze in an adjacent pen.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2023

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2023

People shuffle in and wander into a room or onto the balcony or laze on a couch.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2021

In the meantime, it was extremely pleasant to laze in Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham’s kitchen after a vigorous day’s work.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

He peeks down from behind half-moon spectacles in one shot, strums a guitar in the next and lazes alongside an illustrated frog in a field of flowers and mushrooms in another.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2022

The trail ends unceremoniously at an asphalt road, across which the Colorado River lazes by, along the path of least resistance, unbothered by whatever obstacles rise in its path.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2021

She works long hours, parties or lazes in her down time, and tries not to think about her mother's recent death.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2021

He sleeps in the bathtub and lazes about.

From The New Yorker Jun. 21, 2018

A minute later, he lazes across the classroom in his robe toward the door—he moves like glue.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Baby seals lazed alongside their mothers on the rocks, too sleepy to be bothered by a boat quietly chuffing by.

From Seattle Times Sep. 10, 2023

Rushees lazed about, trying their best to appear nonchalant and indifferent to the outcome of their social futures.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2023

Inside the dugout, as the Phillies and Baltimore Orioles lazed through a forgettable Grapefruit League affair, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler kept hearing from a quartet of fans behind him.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2019

On Thursday, as the surf crashed and gulls wheeled nearby, dozens of the beach’s newest inhabitants lazed in the sun, filling the air with purrs and honks, barks and grunts.

From The Guardian Feb. 2, 2019

They lazed around the house munching berries they’d brought from a fruiting bush.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Hill highlights that this trend isn't just about lazing around but instead serves as a means to normalize the importance of rest in our lives.

From Salon Nov. 15, 2023

Archimedes was lazing in the bath when inspiration struck and Newton's apple - quite literally - fell upon a daydreaming head.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2022

Inside the book is ample photographic evidence — laughing uproariously with Sir Paul; sharing a tiny table with Jackie O.; fishing with Mick; lazing on a couch with Yoko.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2022

You can swim, sail, fish and partake of the age-old tradition of lazing around.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2022

Once, in a vision, instead of working, I am lazing in a soft furrow of our milpita, gazing up into the endless sky at a hawk.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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