laying down
Example Sentences
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“These organizations are not pursuing any strategic objective that they are happy to pursue through democratic means after laying down their weapons,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Strikingly, the new American migrant is more likely than ever to bring children in tow, relocation companies and realtors say, laying down roots and raising a set of Americans feeding into foreign colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
On paper, it sounds like infrastructure-building, an ambitious laying down of the gauntlet.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
Soldiers are seen picking up trash, laying down mulch and chatting aimlessly as they patrol.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
He planted each word like a man laying down bricks.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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