lay in the grave

Example Sentences

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The secret of her mother's life lay in the grave and in her own mind; the one would render it up as soon as the other.

From The Unclassed by Gissing, George

Descent into Hell.—An article of the Creed in which we confess our belief that our Lord while His Body lay in the grave, descended into the place of departed spirits.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

Some bison bones lay in the grave as if a food-offering had been made.

From Anthropology by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph)

Only since he lay in the grave have ye again arisen.

From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

Like the lady who lay in the grave, and was ever after of the colour of a shroud, so I am white-souled, the past has left its mark with me for ever.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir