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Example Sentences
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His hard-shell suitcase lay open on the bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
When it finally lay open on the table, I couldn’t help but gawk in wonder at my iPhone 13 Mini’s precisely packed guts, and I realized I was having fun!
From The Verge • May 21, 2022
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Fox News • May 28, 2019
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2019
It begins with Michael letting go of all the air in his lungs to lay open his soul and sing one word: “When.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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