laid low
Example Sentences
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Wall Street by and large laid low in its criticisms of Zohran Mamdani’s first few months as New York City’s mayor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He retired in 2005, while AIG was laid low during the 2008-2009 financial crisis due to losses in financial derivatives.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
He laid low with a friend for a while, but when the FBI left Ukraine, the local authorities seemed to lose interest in him.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
When she gets pregnant with her son, Reuben, she is laid low and takes a temporary leave of absence from school.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
He’d been laid low with various intestinal ailments for most of the expedition and was finally getting his strength back.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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