laid
Example Sentences
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Attendees of the vigil laid flowers at the crosses in a makeshift cemetery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
An AFP journalist at the hospital reported the four deceased Palestinians' bodies were laid on stretchers and wrapped in Palestinian flags while friends and relatives said their good-byes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The company laid out a plan for rivaling American behemoth Nvidia and said China could become self-sufficient in some critical areas of AI within three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I'm quite a laid back person anyway, so I was in fire-fighting mode, like we have got all these people coming and no food, 'what are we going to do?'," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
There, under the glass, was a book laid open.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
