Examples of lair in a Sentence
Noun
tracking the bear back to its lair
She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
By the time Dorothy and her friends march on Elphaba’s lair, there seems to be something more pernicious than mere mediocrity at work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Once Max enters Vecna's trance, Dustin and Eddie loudly play music to draw bats away from Vecna's lair, and Eddie is killed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Noun
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Production designer Nathan Crowley imagined Elphaba’s lair as being intertwined with nature, which meant weaving flexible wood and branches into a large sculptural nest built on a top of a platform on a soundstage.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
By the time Dorothy and her friends march on Elphaba’s lair, there seems to be something more pernicious than mere mediocrity at work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Once Max enters Vecna's trance, Dustin and Eddie loudly play music to draw bats away from Vecna's lair, and Eddie is killed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lair
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lair. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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