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Example Sentences
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Even my mother said Howard was the homeliest baby she’d ever laid eyes on, but she did say that he would probably be just fine once he grew some hair.
From Literature
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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
Now those have been laid out in public.
From BBC
It has been hard to compete against job candidates who were recently laid off from that exact position, she said.
Guardiola and City are still waiting for a resolution over the 115 financial charges laid against the club by the Premier League, almost three years on from when they were first announced.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.