lay for
Example Sentences
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She lay for about 45 minutes before the SOS alert she had triggered on her Garmin tracking device was answered.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
Earlier, in Edinburgh, some 33,000 people filed in silent respect past her coffin as it lay for 24 hours at St. Giles’ Cathedral.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022
Frodo lay for a while fighting with the sleep that was overpowering him; then with an effort he struggled to his feet again.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
