How to Use lay down in a Sentence

lay down

verb
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  • The good news is that laying down the right rug can offer a solution to all of the above.
    — Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The sea lay down in days that ended in spectacular pink sunsets.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Slipping into bed — only to lay down upon crunchy, hard sheets — is hardly the way to quickly fall asleep.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Then, lay down a barrier between your body and the blanket, like a towel, to ensure your comfort.
    — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Mothers can lay down their precious cargo and stroll into the arms of strangers who are taking them in or guiding them to a refugee shelter.
    — Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Multiple men could be seen reaching into the Dodge, and two people were removed and laid down on the cemetery lawn.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And by the way, if Hamas laid down its arms, surrendered, went into exile, the war would be over immediately.
    — Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
  • World leaders make the difficult decision to lay down arms when their interests are better served by compromise.
    — Nick Dowling, CNN, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Ukraine rejected a Russian demand that its forces lay down their arms and leave Mariupol on Monday.
    — Bloomberg.com, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Russia is able to block both UN Charter reform and any effort to expel it, under rules laid down in the charter itself.
    — Richard Gowan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2022
  • On a track that utilizes more empty space than the average Foos rocker, Hawkins has room to lay down a fast shuffle punctuated with rat-a-tat snare fills.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2022
  • At the first sign of an attack, lay down in a dark, quiet room (black-out curtains are a lifesaver) and put a cool cloth or ice pack on your head (a migraine hat—basically an ice pack that fits like a hat—is also useful).
    — Abigail Libers, SELF, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Digital media company Red Ventures laid down about $500 million.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The woman stopped the car, got out and lay down on the ground.
    — cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The Jaguars laid down three bunts, which all led to runs.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The station dog, Zhuzha, lay down in the middle of the room.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2022
  • So one day Sinéad came in with the Edge to lay down the vocals.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • And both of them laid down the basic tracks for that song.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • One of the cats sauntered over and laid down at my feet.
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Many bring food, drinks, and flowers to lay down on the graves.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2024
  • Then the Panthers laid down a 15-2 surge to start the third quarter.
    — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The mother dog, once hoisted in, laid down on a seat in the back.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
  • There’s no faster way to transform the look of a room than to lay down a new rug.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
  • On seeing the eclipse, the two nations laid down their arms and made peace.
    — Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Lyons, a four-star tight end, lay down in full uniform next to it.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 June 2022
  • Bootsy Collins was forced to lay down his bass a few years back.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The junior first baseman laid down a bunt on an 0-1 count to score Reis.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • Seek to understand About to lay down the law or have the urge to raise your voice to get your point across?
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In its place is one lane of new pavement that must have been laid down in the past couple of days.
    — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • That’s enough room for all of my large dogs to comfortably lay down.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2022

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