Verb
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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Anna Miller’s layin put the Crusaders up 17-7 with just over nine minutes remaining.—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025 Big opportunity missed for the Titans, especially after Claypool converts a layin on the other end.—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
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That frustration of that false start was nothing compared to the bind that lay in store.—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 Below, the Bay of Naples lay in moonlight, broken by the outline of the port and the glow of the shoreline.—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for layin