lay down
Example Sentences
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Everyone called her 'Didi' - elder sister - because that was the role she came to embody: "a fiercely protective figure who would lay down her life for you", she adds.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
They argue that choosing the timing of one’s death is a matter of autonomy, that one should be able to lay down one’s life at will rather than suffer through difficult circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
This was a major own-goal, to be sure, but one could say that Starmer lay down with a dog and got up with fleas.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
“Well, it was a odd thing, but when the animiles see us a-talkin’ they lay down, and when I went over to Bersicker he let me stroke his ears same as ever.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
