lay on the table
Example Sentences
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He “converted his success at work straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the benefit of his astonished and delighted family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
A round loaf decorated with viburnum berries - a symbol of fertility in local tradition - lay on the table.
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2023
A round loaf decorated with viburnum berries — a symbol of fertility in local tradition — lay on the table.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
I went into the room and lay on the table.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022
Several old copies of "Town Tattle "lay on the table together with a copy of "Simon Called Peter" and some of the small scandal magazines of Broadway.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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