the lay of the land
Example Sentences
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So investors may have been waiting to evaluate the lay of the land.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
UFC production chief Craig Borsari has already visited the White House five times to get the lay of the land and is in contact with the Secret Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Only nine games played and 29 left to play, as Brendan Rodgers pointed out later, in a somewhat revealing comment about the way he sees the lay of the land.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
It really gives you the lay of the land.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
“We need to get the lay of the land before we let you go off by yourself,” her dad said.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
