lay
Example Sentences
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All said the lifespan of a cold lay repair was anywhere between a single day, if a wheel turned awkwardly on it, to six months.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
I lay these facts alongside my decision to become a writer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In the months ahead, he must lay the groundwork for consensus between nearly 200 nations even as the war rattles energy markets, nations scramble for fuel supply and climate change slips down the priority list.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
They manned the factories that built the arsenal that won World War II. Now a new generation will pour the foundations and lay the fiber that secures American economic strength for a new age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
We lay back, struggling against the nausea that swept over us from the reeking straw.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing lay
Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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