lay on
Example Sentences
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The 26th seed lay on the floor for several minutes and was attended to by a number of medical staff, who placed ice packs on his head, neck and chest to help.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
He lay on the court in pain for a few minutes before being helped to the locker room.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
A light snow lay on the ground and it was hard to find the sticks and twigs with which a small stove was kept going in each room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
