laid low
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, consumer and business confidence in China, already laid low by the implosion of a mega property bubble, is sinking further thanks to trade-war uncertainties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
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
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
Attempts to prolong the life in its current form of a company laid low by years of under-investment, overgenerous pay and dividends, poor regulation and changing climate may be doomed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
I almost felt embarrassed for it: that such a fearsome creature had let itself be laid low by the likes of us.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
