lay before
Example Sentences
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The quintet could never have imagined what lay before them.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
It is worth considering how close they came to the edge and how deep the abyss that lay before them.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024
Even so, most of the long weekend lay before me, silent, empty and absolutely extraordinary, especially after the project I had expected to be working on was delayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Cleaning was the herculean task that lay before the exhausted citizens of Whitesburg, a town of roughly 2,000 people that hugs the Kentucky River.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022
As matters turned out, Pegasus was not only a joy, but a help in time of need as well, for hard trials lay before Bellerophon.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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