lay in
Example Sentences
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I do not allow myself to lay in bed, because I know it is probably one of the most dangerous places for me to be mentally.
Sunlight filtered through rustling leaves and lay in pools on the forest floor.
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At every moment, Naumov wanted to lay in bed and rot.
From Los Angeles Times
I realized then that the key lay in thinking about his life rather than his death.
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He lay in bed, listening to the sounds of the house as they changed from creaking and the wind blowing outside to the clamor of the kids getting ready.
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