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laze

[layz] / leɪz /


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Two large pregnant pigs laze in an adjacent pen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

Shop for yarns, lavender, art and more in Coupeville and Langley, and laze about.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022

"I think the stereotype is that people work from home and don't get anything done, they laze about and clock off early, but it's definitely not the case."

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2022

“That ought to teach him not to laze around like this the whole day long.”

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

He peeks down from behind half-moon spectacles in one shot, strums a guitar in the next and lazes alongside an illustrated frog in a field of flowers and mushrooms in another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2022

She works long hours, parties or lazes in her down time, and tries not to think about her mother's recent death.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2021

He sleeps in the bathtub and lazes about.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2018

Eloise Kropp doffs her puffy fat-cat suit to perform a nimble bit of tap as Jennyanydots, who lazes about all day until night falls and she rouses herself to chase mice.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2016

A minute later, he lazes across the classroom in his robe toward the door—he moves like glue.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

A couple of hundred bison lazed on the flat, close enough for us to study, alert to our presence, wild enough to muster a few snorts, but mostly unbothered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Edebiri’s small dog, a Chihuahua mix named Gromit, lazed between them on a couch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

A seal or two lazed at a distance — perhaps already full?

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

Rushees lazed about, trying their best to appear nonchalant and indifferent to the outcome of their social futures.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023

Up on top the air smelled less like grease and sugar, more like just-baled hay and the muddy waters of the Yellowstone as it lazed its way around the fairgrounds.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

He previously suffered a leg injury that left him with a limp and has apparently adapted his lifestyle, preferring to spend his time lazing on a rock, rather than fighting with fellow bears.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

I went for a late walk to the beach and stayed there for much longer than I anticipated, lazing on the sand and floating in the water.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2023

It’s also easy to carry and intuitive to set up, so you can focus on what’s most important: lazing and lounging.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

Archimedes was lazing in the bath when inspiration struck and Newton's apple - quite literally - fell upon a daydreaming head.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

Once, in a vision, instead of working, I am lazing in a soft furrow of our milpita, gazing up into the endless sky at a hawk.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads


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