lay smooth
Example Sentences
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One can say the same thing about Debbie Harry of Blondie, the brassy blonde who lay smooth the path for Madonna and who, like Madonna, cannot actually sing.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2016
Ahead, as far as the eye could see, the black pavement of Fifth Avenue lay smooth and empty between the towers of Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
The track lay smooth before them, and the horses began to sidle and dance directly their hoofs touched it.
From The Invader A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods
Amid autumnal silence the distant sea lay smooth as glass.
From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Louisa Morgan
Even the winds seemed resting from their labors and the sea lay smooth as glass.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
