laid low
Example Sentences
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Not long after that, Hughie realizes Butcher also needs to be laid low to prevent more suffering.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Meanwhile, consumer and business confidence in China, already laid low by the implosion of a mega property bubble, is sinking further thanks to trade-war uncertainties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
He retired in 2005, while AIG was laid low during the 2008-2009 financial crisis due to losses in financial derivatives.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
He laid low with a friend for a while, but when the FBI left Ukraine, the local authorities seemed to lose interest in him.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
I almost felt embarrassed for it: that such a fearsome creature had let itself be laid low by the likes of us.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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