Lays is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lays in a sentence
Related words
Lays meaning
plural of lay
Using Lays
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of lay
- In the example corpus, lays often appears in combinations such as: lays out, lays the, lays down.
Context around Lays
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lays
- In this selection, "lays" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simba, female, consultation, bare, down and conditions stand out and add context to how "lays" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above concern lays the question and after simba lays with his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lays" sits close to words such as backlog, casualty and creed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lays
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She even lays down right after Simba lays with his dad…. (11 words)
Analysis of official figures lays bare the lasting impact of the pandemic on the welfare system. (16 words)
A memo among the documents robotically lays out the marks DeSantis needs to hit in the debate. (17 words)
An unflinching Laura Hesketh who is the evidence related property team leader for the South Division lays out shot guns, a large hammer and a crossbow in front of me which are just some of the many items that have been seized. (42 words)
A breeding female lays between two and nine clutches of about 110 eggs each in a season, and a greater proportion of females in any given generation means more nests in the sand 20 years down the road. (38 words)
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
She even lays down right after Simba lays with his dad….
A breeding female lays between two and nine clutches of about 110 eggs each in a season, and a greater proportion of females in any given generation means more nests in the sand 20 years down the road.
According to Pranay Sharma, the US lays a lot of emphasis on democracy and human rights in its foreign relations.
After months of consultation, lays out step-by-step guidance that they say provides companies with a tool to offset their carbon emissions in conjunction with the “decarbonization” of their operations.
A member of the public lays a teddy bear at the scene on Tuesday’s crash in Cashel.
A memo among the documents robotically lays out the marks DeSantis needs to hit in the debate.
Analysis of official figures lays bare the lasting impact of the pandemic on the welfare system.
A new report lays bare the drugs ‘crisis’ that has led to five deaths at a Hertfordshire prison in the past year.
An unflinching Laura Hesketh who is the evidence related property team leader for the South Division lays out shot guns, a large hammer and a crossbow in front of me which are just some of the many items that have been seized.
A peace bond is a court order that lays conditions — such as a curfew, restrictions from owning firearms or requirements to stay a certain distance from some people — on someone to keep the peace.
A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal memorial next to the former PMC Wagner Centre in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, August 24, 2023.
A roasted pig decorated with flowers lays on a buffet table at an event in honor of Filipino American History Month Oct. 19, 2023, at Sandy Basin Community Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.
A servicewomen cries as she lays flowers to commemorate those killed in the war, as the city marks one year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
As he sits on the edge of a bed where his deceased benefactor lays, he does what always brings him comfort, turns on the TV.
As the snow lays on the ground lightly, many people will understandably be worried about catching flights today.
Beyond the above concern, lays the question of how the government contributes to children’s abuse of social media.
Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, Quart lays bare the laughable linguistic roots of the term “bootstrapped” and its dangerous contemporary sociological ramifications.
By comparison, Lays Classic potato chips are a 56; Doritos are a 72. Each bag also contains 8 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber, 7 other essential vitamins and minerals—and no sugar.
By fostering diversity and inclusion, particularly through gender equality, the program enriches the nation’s workforce, businesses, and economy and lays the foundation for a more equitable and inclusive society.
Carlito gets the upper hand early and lays in strikes then bounces Escobar off the barricade but here come a bunch of refs and agents to break up the fight.
Common combinations with lays
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lays out 59×
- lays the 24×
- lays down 20×
- and lays 16×
- that lays 13×
- also lays 13×
- lays bare 8×
- he lays 8×
- it lays 8×
- lays on 7×