lay down
Example Sentences
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Shout out to future “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson, who joined Journey for “Raised on Radio” and proceeded to lay down the slinkiest, sultriest, funkiest bass line the band had ever known.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ocalan last year called on the PKK to lay down its arms in response to a peace initiative launched by Turkish authorities late 2024, but his fate has not officially been decided.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
An opposition statement said the talks would lay down "a route map towards democracy".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Cepeda had been an architect of the president’s so-called Total Peace plan to get cocaine-trafficking groups to lay down their arms through simultaneous negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
She was also confident enough to lay down rules about when families had to stop using them.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
