lay smooth
Example Sentences
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One can say the same thing about Debbie Harry of Blondie, the brassy blonde who lay smooth the path for Madonna and who, like Madonna, cannot actually sing.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2016
Ahead, as far as the eye could see, the black pavement of Fifth Avenue lay smooth and empty between the towers of Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There was no danger, however, for beyond the northern point of Try-again Inlet the water lay smooth all along the shore.
From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Amid autumnal silence the distant sea lay smooth as glass.
From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa
The sea lay smooth, black, and motionless on her left, like some huge sleeping monster.
From Six Women by Cross, Victoria