English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Lay" in Example Sentences
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307078	They laid off many workers at that point.	CM
2957434	Tom lay in bed staring up at the ceiling.	CK
302749	He lay awake for hours thinking about her.	CK
303099	He was ill, so he lay in bed all day long.	CM
59512	How many eggs does this hen lay each week?	Nero
253894	More often than not I lay awake all night.	CM
316830	She went into the room and lay on the bed.	CK
320913	The mother lay beside her baby on the bed.	CK
3177911	Tom lay down and pretended to fall asleep.	CK
300887	He lay down on the grass and went to sleep.	CK
44051	The mother laid her baby on the bed softly.	CM
2958554	Tom was laying unconscious on the sidewalk.	CK
265914	You should lay your cards out on the table.	CM
269472	A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.	CM
2258266	He became sick and they laid him on a bench.	_undertoad
322737	I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.	CK
53311	Jim was so tired that he lay down and slept.	CK
46951	The automobile company laid off 300 workers.	papabear
2936332	Tom lay awake in bed, listening to the rain.	CK
28913	Broken glass lay scattered all over the road.	Nero
295391	He laid on his back and looked up at the sky.	CM
27740	I've been laid up with flu for the last week.	CK
53325	Jim has been laid up with flu for three days.	CM
57821	This hen does not lay eggs at all these days.	CM
632913	General Motors laid off 76,000 of its workers.	blay_paul
315044	She lay down on the floor and started reading.	CK
282050	A cat jumped onto the chair and lay motionless.	CM
18602	Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.	Swift
30402	He was laid off until there was more work to do.	CM
49055	The company was forced to lay off many employees.	Nero
3155468	Tom took off his jacket and laid it on the chair.	CK
292687	He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.	CK
50596	I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies.	Nero
1609426	No one will lay a finger on you as long as I live.	marcelostockle
2837961	Tom laid his cards down on the table with a smile.	CK
2474266	They're working hard to get the cable laid in time.	sharptoothed
2957437	Tom lay on the floor and stared at the ceiling fan.	CK
53412	After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.	CM
803340	He went to the house where the president's body lay.	Source_VOA
47999	The factory has laid off some three hundred workers.	CM
3050551	Tom lay on his bed and cried softly into his pillow.	Hybrid
73091	A monster lay on a rock near the top of the mountain.	CK
3101544	I lost my insurance when I was laid off at the plant.	CK
2957436	Tom lay on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.	CK
278032	She lay awake for a long time, thinking of her future.	CM
699997	We should lay down a few ground rules before we begin.	darinmex
853246	You should really lay off that.  It'll ruin your health.	darinmex
2537226	Tom pulled out another document and laid it on the table.	CK
263692	After the accident, the car lay in the street upside down.	CM
40036	I laid down for a short nap and fell asleep for two hours.	CK