lay before
Example Sentences
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The quintet could never have imagined what lay before them.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
Suddenly, what lay before me was a night filled with endless possibilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
Instead, the head coach went with a tried and trusted line-up perhaps in recognition of the test that lay before them.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2022
Returning to Chuckanut Drive, the sea-level Skagit Valley farmlands lay before you with views to the west of the San Juan Islands before the road starts rising.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
“Do you have some grievance to lay before us, some petition? What would you have of us?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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