lay on
Example Sentences
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The injured lay on cushions torn from nearby pubs and restaurants in an effort to keep them off the cold ground.
Golinger recalled Maduro having a calm and cool demeanor that helps him through crises—like the time in early 2013 when she spoke to him at Caracas’ Fort Tiuna, while Chávez lay on his deathbed.
Two boats were left at the bottom of a deep trench and several others lay on the dry canal bed.
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Yet within seconds, that joy turned to concern as Isak lay on the floor in agony after Micky van de Ven's tackle.
From BBC
In the meantime, visitors to the garden centre had to walk around him as he lay on the floor.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
