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Example Sentences
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The volunteers waved the man’s family members away from the Ebola isolation tent at Mongbwalu General Hospital, where his body lay on a plastic sheet on the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Hama lay on the outskirts of these cultural hubs.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
As I lay on the living room floor in pain, he flopped beside me and blinked slowly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Some lay on blankets or cloth, while others had nothing but the cold ground.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
I spoke to Togbe in my head while fishing, then lay on the mat in our hideout with my books, thinking of all the things he’d taught me.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
