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Example Sentences
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His hard-shell suitcase lay open on the bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
When it finally lay open on the table, I couldn’t help but gawk in wonder at my iPhone 13 Mini’s precisely packed guts, and I realized I was having fun!
From The Verge • May 21, 2022
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Fox News • May 28, 2019
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2019
A book lay open on the table, with a chair in front of it; against the opposite wall stood a small sofa, neatly upholstered in cloth.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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