On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Lay. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as position or pose and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lay in a sentence
Related words
Lay meaning
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
Example sentences (20)
As my husband (of 60 years) lay ill, he told me not to cry (“I’ve had a wonderful innings, get on with your life”).
Although, when your Persian baby isn’t posing glamorously for your smartphone cam, it prefers to lounge and lay low.
As he lay in the hospital, Rushdie received countless texts and e-mails sending love, wishing for his recovery.
A proposed lay-out of Meld Energy's green hydrogen production plant, for which Saltend Chemicals Park has been selected.
About 200 yards beyond Balfadgen point, the vessel appeared to flip over and the mast lay in the water at an acute angle.
Back in early 2016, we didn’t know it then – but ahead of us lay the rise of populism, Brexit and Trump,” Prof Schmidt said.
As part of his reward, the king of Phrygia gave him a cow and asked him to found a city wherever the cow decided to lay down.
At their heart lay questions about the realities of India’s condition and its suitability for democracy.
Almiron wasn't in Dubai but started the rehab of a his estimated six-week lay off well with a stint of light training at Benton.
Aiden Lay was on the receiving end of a Braxton McCurren close call on a pick off move at first base.
A homeless man stamped on his partner as she lay outside in a sleeping bag due to "sexual jealousy".
Apparently, they started receiving several tips on Monday that the founder had checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in El Lay.
After the first game, the team mindset was they were going to lay down and it just wasn’t the case.
Alli said her partner called for an ambulance as she lay unable to move in bed and she was taken to hospital on August 7 last year.
As a cost-cutting move, some streaming services also lay off the writing staff once filming begins.
Bairstow looked in fine touch as he hit an unbeaten 86 from 60 balls to lay the platform for an emphatic 95-run win over New Zealand.
A giant pile of steel rods, baskets and broken cinderblocks lay just off the center of the road.
And we don’t have the right to lay down on the couch in the fetal position and let this happen.
As her teenage daughter lay dying, Veronica called her ex-husband Ron Youngblood to say she hated him and that she had shot the children.
Frito-Lay has issued a voluntary recall of 13-ounce and 15 5/8-ounce packages of its Lay’s Classic Potato Chips.
Phrases with lay
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Common combinations with lay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to lay 39×
- lay the 24×
- lay in 13×
- lay lay 12×
- and lay 11×
- lay out 11×
- lay off 11×
- lay on 10×
- lay down 9×
- she lay 7×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word lay. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.