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Example Sentences
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Mourners dressed in black gathered on Sunday in the pavilion of Wat Lat Pla Duk in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, where the body of the slain schoolgirl, Naphat Chaima, lay for a ceremonial bath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
She lay for about 45 minutes before the SOS alert she had triggered on her Garmin tracking device was answered.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
He lay for a moment, and smelled his own, close, hot smell, not hearing anything.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
