LAID in a Sentence
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296 example sentences for LAID, such as:
1. He laid all the stamps along the desk.
2. She laid the child tenderly on the bed.
3. Penny and penny, laid up, will be many.
4. She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
5. The ship was laid on toward a small island.
2. She laid the child tenderly on the bed.
3. Penny and penny, laid up, will be many.
4. She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
5. The ship was laid on toward a small island.
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Meanings and Examples of LAID
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laid
a. set down according to a plan:
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Ethan laid down the razor and straightened himself with a laugh.
2 Then, striking upward, it threw a lustrous fleck on her lips, edged her eyes with velvet shade, and laid a milky whiteness above the black curve of her brows.
3 She set the lamp on the table, and he saw that it was carefully laid for supper, with fresh doughnuts, stewed blueberries and his favourite pickles in a dish of gay red glass.
4 The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
5 He helped himself mechanically and began to eat; then disgust took him by the throat and he laid down his fork.
6 She laid the fragments reverently on the table.
7 He went up to Mattie as she bent above the stove, and laid his hand on her arm.
8 She had not heard Ethan's call because she was sobbing and she did not hear his step till he stood close behind her and laid his hands on her shoulders.
9 At length, as she turned to re-enter the house, he laid a detaining hand on her.
10 There was the click of china and the rattle of silver as Pork, the valet-butler of Tara, laid the table for supper.
11 As the night wore on and the drinks went round, there came a time when all the others in the game laid down their hands and Gerald and the stranger were battling alone.
12 Gerald shoved in all his chips and laid on top of them his wallet.
13 In the bedroom where the wraps were laid, she found Cathleen Calvert preening before the mirror and biting her lips to make them look redder.
14 The negroes idled about, clearing the long tables on which the food had been laid.
15 Then it was laid gently on the pile of jewelry.
Example Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
1 He laid the book on the book shelf a moment ago.
2 The first meeting laid the groundwork for the final agreement.
3 He laid all the stamps along the desk.
4 My carefully laid plans had already gone awry.
5 The robbers not only took his money but also laid into him.
6 Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk.
7 The dog laid back his ears and began to bark.
8 The fault of the ass must not be laid upon the packsaddle.
9 She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
10 She laid out all her new clothes on the bed.
11 She laid the child tenderly on the bed.
12 The ship was laid on toward a small island.
13 The Prime Minister was received with all the traditional pomp and ceremony that is laid on for visiting heads of government.
14 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many.
15 When the ffish is caught the net is laid aside.