lay in the grave

Example Sentences

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But beneath this mask of habit the heart had withered, a while ago, to dust, and lay in the grave of his only son.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

He tried to summon up courage to tell her the story of his marriage, that his hopes, his heart, and his love all lay in the grave of his young wife.

From Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love by Libbey, Laura Jean

All Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night, His body lay in the grave; His soul was—where we cannot tell. 

From Twenty-Five Village Sermons by Kingsley, Charles

Some bison bones lay in the grave as if a food-offering had been made.

From Anthropology by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph)

I am a good ten years older than the man we are to lay in the grave.

From Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)