well-laid

Example Sentences

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As Liverpool's men celebrated lifting the Premier League trophy just days before - Arne Slot triumphing in the glory of Jurgen Klopp's well-laid foundations - similarities could be seen in Bompastor and Hayes.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Some have well-laid plans and say they’ll stay put, no matter what.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Apparently, he doesn’t even necessarily need Steven Spielberg behind the camera, though, to be fair, the foundation was well-laid for a veteran like James Mangold to step in.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“It is not enough to cultivate vegetables with care. You have the duty to arrange them according to their colors, and to frame them with flowers, so they appear like a well-laid table.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

I felt like a deer that has just stepped into the hunter’s well-laid trap.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein