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Example Sentences
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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
Wunderbar in Glasgow told BBC Scotland News it would have to lay off staff to offset a more than £500,000 rise in the tax.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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
She lay her head back on her pillows.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
