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

Last month, Mladenov told the UN Security Council that "the laying down of arms by militant actors would represent a decisive break from cycles of violence that have defined life in Gaza for decades".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

The alternative was even worse—that it was proof Yakov was growing more and more powerful, laying down his roots.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros