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

They manned the factories that built the arsenal that won World War II. Now a new generation will pour the foundations and lay the fiber that secures American economic strength for a new age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I lay down bowl using the L in expel.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam