Use of lay in Sentences. 27 Examples

The examples include lay at the start of sentence, lay at the end of sentence and lay in the middle of sentence

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lay at the start of sentence


  1. Lay aside your book and go to bed.

lay in the middle of sentence


  1. Fat hens lay few eggs.
  2. He lay, inert, in his bed.
  3. She lay lifeless in the snow.
  4. The dog lay drooling on the mat.
  5. A coil of rope lay on the beach.
  6. How dare you lay a finger on him?
  7. Birds, fish, and insects lay eggs.
  8. She lay stiff and still beside him.
  9. We lay on our backs under the tree.
  10. She dusted off her bed and lay down.
  11. The land lay derelict for ten years.
  12. She lay in bed, too feverish to sleep.
  13. The sweet food lay heavy on my stomach.
  14. He lay down and was asleep immediately.
  15. They lay at anchor outside the harbour.
  16. They lay down under the shade of a tree.
  17. A colony of seals lay basking in the sun.
  18. Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety.
  19. She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
  20. A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them.
  21. Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.
  22. The baby lay peacefully asleep in its pram.
  23. The town lay in ruins after years of bombing.
  24. Ahead of us lay ten days of intensive training.
  25. The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.
  26. A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically.

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