laying down

Example Sentences

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Messi is not the only global sports superstar to have continued laying down gauntlets for younger rivals into their late 30s - tennis' Novak Djokovic being perhaps the most impressive example in recent years.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“These organizations are not pursuing any strategic objective that they are happy to pursue through democratic means after laying down their weapons,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

They constructed a nest on the north side of the lake, laying down a foundation for a lineage that endures today.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

On paper, it sounds like infrastructure-building, an ambitious laying down of the gauntlet.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

And now I was out there in the world, going to class again, hanging out with people again, laying down the foundation for the future I was told I was supposed to have.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely