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Example Sentences
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Vance made it clear that the administration’s interests lay in the country’s vast oil reserves.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Sushila Karki, 73, a former chief justice who had led the caretaker administration for six months, said the country's future lay in the hands of a younger generation.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"Until then, he lay in the street with a blanket or blankets over him," Moloney said.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
At every moment, Naumov wanted to lay in bed and rot.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The river eyes lay in Torak’s palm in a nest of green mud, glowing faintly, like the moon on a misty night.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
