lay
Example Sentences
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Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
That’s why during my reading last week, it was more peculiar than disruptive when a dancer hopped on a table to lay at a 90-degree angle and jet her feet in the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The origins of American liberty lay deep in the Puritan soil of New England as the cultural memory of Plymouth and the English Civil War energized the 18th century’s revolutionary spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
We asked four families to lay out the financial ups and downs of older parenthood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He padded to the edge of the puddle where his packbrothers lay, and lapped up some of the Still Wet.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing lay
Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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