laid low
Example Sentences
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Each of their families are struggling, laid low by astronomical, ever-escalating medical costs and poor relationship decisions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 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 know well in my heart and in my soul,” he said to his wife Andromache, “the day shall come when holy Troy will be laid low and Priam and Priam’s people.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
