Below you will find example sentences with "lay down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Lay Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: lay
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.2 words

Words in this phrase

lay down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • lay can mean: To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

able to lay down their weapons 1× build and lay down in the 1× decided to lay down 1× decided to lay down the saws 1× going to lay down and it 1× hack to lay down a proposal 1× hamas must lay down its arms 1× hoops might lay down to aberdeen 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the first 1× and the younger 1× and we don 1× as part of 1× celtic boss brendan 1× denji has against 1×

Common sentence endings:

7 at noon 1× april to june 1× arms they added 1× chainsaw man church 1× champions league qualification 1× firm rivals chances 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

arose 2× know 2× top 2× head 2× marker 2× race 2× strong 2× let 2× part 2× cow 2× decided 2× arms 2×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around lay:

lay off 11× lay eggs 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

lawyer representing lawsuit filed laws regarding laws governing lawrence river lawrence county

Just after it in the phrase index:

lay eggs lay off layer protocol lead actress lead guitar lead role

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

lay off lay eggs

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "lay down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as able to lay down their weapons, build and lay down in the, arose, know and top stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down, lay off and lay eggs, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with lay down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Lay down the law for online adventures. (7 words)

Hamas must lay down its arms,” they added. (8 words)

Next, lay down one or three cards for the spring equinox through the summer solstice (April to June). (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Soldiers go into the quiz knowing exactly what result they are going to get because it’s the role they’ve chosen, yet they long for a day when they’ll be able to lay down their weapons and rest. (40 words)

Having come from behind to beat Bournemouth at Anfield last weekend, the Reds know that securing all three points against the Magpies will see them lay down a serious marker in the race for Champions League qualification. (37 words)

The top two sides in the table go head-to-head at the Emirates, with both looking to lay down a marker in a title race that already looks likely to go down to the wire. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

The top two sides in the table go head-to-head at the Emirates, with both looking to lay down a marker in a title race that already looks likely to go down to the wire.

He climbed into the tree, set down his things in the space that he had helped to build, and lay down in the bed.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers fielded a strong starting 11, shooting down any potential wild conspiracy theories that the Hoops might lay down to Aberdeen to dent their Old Firm rivals’ chances.

He said they’ll take ’em out one by one, and then when it’s just down to them, he’ll do the right thing and lay down for him in the center of the ring.

After the first game, the team mindset was they were going to lay down and it just wasn’t the case.

And we don’t have the right to lay down on the couch in the fetal position and let this happen.

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.

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Denji has, against his will, decided to lay down the saws in favor of saving Nayuta from the government, thanks in part to the creation of the "Chainsaw Man Church".

Hamas must lay down its arms,” they added.

Having come from behind to beat Bournemouth at Anfield last weekend, the Reds know that securing all three points against the Magpies will see them lay down a serious marker in the race for Champions League qualification.

I lay down on the carpet and told her to sit on top of me and pump herself as she shook her bum.

I'm not sure why any reporter would voluntarily turn in their weapons to just lay down and let themselves be run over in covering the biggest public works mess in the history of Hawaii.

Iwagakure is a strong nation full of dedicated shinobi who will lay down their own lives for the Tsuchikage, even if it comes at the cost of their own life.

Last week, at another meeting in Angola, M23 agreed it would lay down its arms by Tuesday, March 7 at noon.

Lay down the law for online adventures.

Moreover, the attacker made contact with Tornado Cash community post the hack, to lay down a proposal at restoration of governance control.

Next, lay down one or three cards for the spring equinox through the summer solstice (April to June).

Relationships are messy, and it’s tempting to lay down a laundry list of rules in order to make them less so, but that’s not how you establish meaningful connection with others, Caron said.

Soldiers go into the quiz knowing exactly what result they are going to get because it’s the role they’ve chosen, yet they long for a day when they’ll be able to lay down their weapons and rest.

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