Over 50 Simple Sentences With the Word 'Lay'

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Lay — US. [leɪ], UK. [leɪ]

Main meanings of the word ‘Lay’:

To put something down or place it in a horizontal position.
To produce or deposit eggs.
To set or place something in a particular position or arrangement.

10 simple sentences with ‘Lay’:

The cat likes to lay in the sun.
She decided to lay the book down.
The hen will lay eggs soon.
Can you lay the cards out?
He helped lay the foundation.
Please lay the table for dinner.
The worker will lay bricks.
She lay on the grass, relaxing.
We should lay out the plan.
I always lay my keys here.

The sentences with ‘Lay’ from movies:

Lay him out on the bed. – Gone With The Wind (1939)

Now I lay me down to sleep. – The Untouchables (1987)

Either lay off politics or get out. – Casablanca (1942)

Lay down here for a second. – Marley and Me (2008)

Go ahead, lay one on me. – Spider-Man 3 (2007)

What you can’t lay your hands on? – Dirty Dancing (1987)

Just lay back. – Forrest Gump (1994)

Lay the rag over his eyes. – The Revenant (2015)

Right here, lay it down. – Dead Poets Society (1989)

Don’t you lay your guilt at my door. – Selma (2014)

I want to lay down next to her. – To Catch a Killer (2023)

I’m not just gonna let it lay here. – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Just lay low, okay? – Elemental (2023)

You ought lay off the ponies, Tom. – Millers Crossing (1990)

You could lay anywhere in this cave. – The Lion King (2019)

Everyone, lay down. – Starling Girl (2023)

Lay those charges every six feet. – Ready Player One (2018)

Look, don’t lay it on me! – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Lay like broccoli. – Pretty Woman (1990)

We could lay down your jacket. – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Hey, lay off, Twitch! – Toy Story 3 (2010)

Lay down and cry. – 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Lay down on those tackle dummies. – Dinner in America (2021)

Lay down your weapons! – 300 (2006)

Just lay it out on the lane. – Boyhood (2014)

I might go lay down in the john. – Ted (2012)

I’m just gonna lay it out there. – Whiplash (2014)

On this bed she lay month after month. – The Old Dark House (1932)

Lay the place to waste like. – Dogma (1999)

You wanna lay it down? – Boogie Nights (1997)

Girls, I’m telling you, lay off. – The Parent Trap (1998)

I can’t lay down a layer thick enough! – The Incredibles (2004)

A single queen can lay thousands of eggs. – Them! (1954)

No, I need to lay the table. – No Time to Die (2021)

Robert lay asleep in the bed. – The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Can it lay rubber? – American Graffiti (1973)

You just lay still. – The Majestic (2001)

I must lay off the cartoons. – The Mask (1994)

Lay off! – Apocalypse Now (1979)

Gotta lay off those pork rinds, Bear! – Armageddon (1998)

And lay it off. – Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

It may lay dormant for years. – Paranormal Activity (2007)

Gonna lay down. – Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Lay on your backs and haul! – Moby Dick (1956)