laid in; laying in; lays in
Examples of layin in a Sentence
Verb
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Anna Miller’s layin put the Crusaders up 17-7 with just over nine minutes remaining.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
That frustration of that false start was nothing compared to the bind that lay in store.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile the Tritons’ men’s team was still talking Sunday of the five-second, court-length dash that resulted in Jaden Vance’s buzzer-beating, game-winning layin to give UCSD a 64-63 win at UC Santa Barbara.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Anna Miller’s layin put the Crusaders up 17-7 with just over nine minutes remaining.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Realizing that life continues after transition, that after shots and pills and surgeries and paperwork and name changes and hormone blockers settle, issues of career, relationships, stability, addiction, and grief lay in wait.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
That frustration of that false start was nothing compared to the bind that lay in store.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Layin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layin. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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