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Example Sentences

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Her Easter sermon comes just shy of a fortnight after her installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, during which she said her teenage self could "never have imagined the future that lay ahead".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This game began, appropriately enough, with Angela Dugalic blocking Aston Judd’s shot and then glaring at her as the Longhorn lay in a heap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

That is driven mostly by not a sudden increase in the rate at which firms lay off workers, but a sudden decrease in the rate at which they hire workers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Builders and construction workers quite literally lay the foundation of our communities, creating the roads, homes and infrastructure that keep this country running.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I pull the hairs out from my comb and lay it next to my washbasin.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse