How To Use Lay down In A Sentence

Like all those who have gone before us, may the revelation of Christ in our hearts compel us to lay down our lives before him in worship and adoration.
She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed.
It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions.
That can be key if you're protecting a lead but teams sometimes kill their attacking chances by slowing play down. Times, Sunday Times
It was my role - apparently - to decode the story, suggest its origins, play down its significance and generally nanny him into a better humour.

He faced the enemy valiantly , shuned no difficulties and dangers and would not hesitate to lay down his life if need be.
Mr. Astor had held the wheel for five hours and, at my suggestion, he retired to the comfortable little cabin and lay down for fifteen minutes, leaving the aeroboat to soar in great slow circles under its admirable automatic controls over the main battle area. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory
He sat down beside her, holding her hand as she lay down on the couch, already looking sleepy, yet ready to go back home.
He lay down in the exact center of the circle, keeping close to the ground in order to escape the heat.
What if the armistice has been signed, and we lay down our arms? Christianity Today
That a man should lay down his life for his friend seems strange to vulgar affections and such as confine themselves within that worldly principle, “Charity begins at home.” Religio Medici
Through megaphones, voices in broken English blared out at them, urging them to surrender and lay down their arms.
She lay down on the bed beneath Jack's gaze, and spread her shirt wide open on the sheet.
`My government were desperate to play down the military's involvement in the attempted putsch. CODE BREAKER
Must we show our willingness to negotiate the non-negotiable and lay down our arms?
You can't lay down hard and fast rules.
Lay down a tarpaulin, then put your sleeping mat and bedding on top of it. Times, Sunday Times
He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.
The animals fed and lay down next to their tethers.
That was blowin 'a fresh o' wind, an 'he jest lay down in the lee scuppers, and' I can't get no wetter, Posh, 'he say, and let the lipper slosh oover him. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"
In exchange, it wants the rebels to lay down their arms and demilitarize.
The door was left open and a succession of men trooped in, lay down on the bed, had a sandwich, and left with a smile on their faces.
I LOVE how do you call this on your kids are lay down? here in brazil we called "rede" but i don't know the name in english!! Bless this House « Bodhicitta
At the end of our journey, back in Zheleznitsa, we lay down by the side of the river and even had a quick dip in it.
He lay down on his pallet still pondering, but the exhaustion from his long vigil the previous day swept him off almost at once into a dreamless, leaden sleep.
The soldiers lay down their guns and walked towards the enemy camp, carrying a white flag.
She toed off her shoes and lay down next to him, staring up at the constellation they had placed on his ceiling.
And to cap it all off, when she was tied-up she couldn't run backwards, so she lay down instead!
So Johnny Appleseed lay down on the front porch and went to sleep.
He tried to play down his importance to the team, saying he is still young and needs space to develop.
In the end I got out from among the houses, and arrived upon the sea-beach, where I discovered a sheltered pit among the sand hillocks, which they call denes, and there I lay down and slept off my weariness. Athelstane Ford
I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
Putting his performance down to beginner's luck, I stepped up for another go, determined not to lay down my weapons until I had succeeded in making at least one tomahawk stick in the tree trunk.
She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed.
She lay down again on the bed and sang a little wandering tune made up of the words I have sung all the songs all the songs I have sung all the songs there are until, touched by her own lullaby, she grew drowsy, and in the hollow of near-sleep she tasted the acridness of gold, left the chill of alabaster and smelled the dark, sweet stench of loam. Toni Morrison - Prose
No, I cannot lay down with a hanger hooked on a zipper trying to mash my fleshy body into a dress too small for me.
She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed.
When Cocky, balanced on one leg, the other leg in the air as the foot of it held the scruff of Michael's neck, leaned to Michael's ear and wheedled, Michael could only lay down silkily the bristly hair-waves of his neck, and with silly half-idiotic eyes of bliss agree to whatever was Cocky's will or whimsey so delivered. CHAPTER XI
These are liberational, feminish times, when boys you may have babysat for are allowed, nay, encouraged to lay down with you in the pose of a third husband or WN.com - Articles related to Obama praises Senate committee vote on health care bill, criticizes industry opposition
Can you send me some pix of you when you're singing `Roll Over Lay Down ' (or `Down Down ')? MUSIC FOR BOYS
The drug-traffickers have offered to lay down their arms.
Everybody was full and sleepy, so no one contradicted; and the angekok, by virtue of his office, helped himself to yet another lump of boiled meat, and lay down to sleep with the others in the warm, well-lighted, oil-smelling home. The Second Jungle Book
Reed and bassist Josh Abrams lay down propulsive grooves, over which vibist Jason Adasiewicz floats spiky harmonic patterns; this gives alto saxophonist Greg Ward and cellist Tomeka Reid plenty to work with once they break out of their unison melodic lines and turn to improvising. Chicago Reader
Near this scrub we saw also many pigeons and parrots; which strengthened our hopes of finding water, which hopes however were disappointed, and we at length tied our horses 'heads to the trees in a bit of scrub, and I lay down on a few boughs for the night under the cover of a gunya or bower which, on such occasions, was set up by Woods in a very short time. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2
The democratic leadership denies progressives and liberals all ammendments, liberals and progressives lay down for leadership and just go along, though they won nothing, and yet conservatives hold out and get allt hey want, and I'm suppose to be quiet? House Passes Health Care Bill 220-215
That a man should lay down his life for his Friend, seems strange to vulgar affections, and such as confine themselves within that Worldly principle, Charity begins at home. The Second Part
Upon playing a card, his opponent must lay down all of his cards of the same suit and the same rank.
And in his new movie, Pure of Heart, he played a Christian Scientist prepared to lay down his life for his faith. NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
Rebecca Cattle netted the opener after great play down the right by Lucy McNamara.
The regiments that had spent the night marching lay down to sleep in wet clothes and probably woke up to fight the battle still very damp. A Short Guide to Writing About History
A fine pond of water being near, we there spancelled our horses and lay down for the night. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
I lay down on what looked like a dentist's chair and had anaesthetic drops put into my eyes. The Sun
The White House spokeswoman sought to play down the significance of the event.
The leads are comprised of finely ground graphite and clay, which results in smooth, consistent lay down.
And when the short day left them, and the man lay down in the snow and blubbered, it was the woman who lashed him to the sled, bit her lips with the pain of her aching limbs, and helped the dog haul him to Malemute Kid's cabin. THE PRIESTLY PREROGATIVE
On his 20th birthday Mouse lay down on the railroad tracks. Times, Sunday Times
Parents need to lay down the law regarding how much TV their children watch.
They just did not know they were supposed to lay down and die against the European champions. The Sun
He lay down on the ground and rolled over. to make his clothes dirty, ~hen he - abbed some of the sandy soil on his face and ran his fingers through his hair. lben, rubbing his wrists to make them look sore, he went, n search of Vandam. The Key to Rebecca
Sporting a Heavy Laser Autogun in each arm, the Mantis can lay down an impressive field of fire. It also has a stripped down Engineering Suite which can repair the unit.
Marines take cover behind a sandbagged fighting position to lay down a hail of paintball rounds on the opposition.
The name was a hangover from the First World War, when the larger mortars were employed to lay down smoke or gas.
Old Bersicker kep 'a-lookin' arter 'im till' e was out of sight, and then went and lay down in a corner, and wouldn't come hout the 'ole hevening. Dracula
He was so fearful of losing his new-found facility that he practiced for the rest of that day, and lay down at night with what he called the toothache in every muscle. Dick in the Everglades
But egalitarian feminists tend to play down the value of biological explanations.
It was a reclined position tricycle that you lay down in to use.
He made it out of four railroad ties, the 8 x 12 pieces of wood they lay down to support railroad tracks.
Before I knew it, I had worked myself up into a frothing, barking frenzy and had to lay down and put a cold compress on my head.
Plug the microphone directly into the iPad, open up IK's VocaLive app, and singers can lay down audio tracks, complete with effects such as reverb, delay and chorus. USATODAY.com News
The waitress lay down two cups of steaming buttered ale and a plate of buns. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
He instantly obeyed me -- came crouching up very much ashamed and lay down to beg my pardon. EMPIRES OF THE PLAIN: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon
Center and city officials play down the troubles, saying they are typical of any start-up operation.
The company is testing new formats that play down users' photos. Times, Sunday Times
Then she locked the door of the flat, extinguished her light and lay down. The House of Mirth
At last I wore him clean out, and he lay down, broken-winded, broken-hearted, hungry, and thirsty. A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE
They derisively call the embrace of gay culture "pinkwashing" - a conscious attempt to play down what they call violations of Palestinian human rights by Israel behind an image of tolerance. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
"Go lay down someplace Rathskeller," she said saltily to the speaker.
Wiggs covered her with a Sepik war blanket and lay down beside her. La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth
Over sod or very weedy areas, I lay down cardboard then cover it with straw, hay, grass clippings or wood chips.
The posse lay down in the zacaton and waited for morning. Crooked Trails and Straight
Her head felt heavy and foggy as she lay down to sleep.
Sudanese ministers had been trying to play down the case, fearing a public backlash that might make a speedy resolution impossible and further diplomatic isolation inevitable. Times, Sunday Times
Ministers are likely therefore to play down any proposal for an American-style grid system, insisting that it would be looked at for research purposes only. Times, Sunday Times
Gavin Mahon may play down the right with either Nielsen or Stephen Glass down the left.
Play down lips and keep skin lightly bronzed. Times, Sunday Times
The big monster lay down next to me with its fur against my skin.
She lay down on the soft, comfortable bed.
On arrival, they soon secured their booty, paid the jarvey, and lay down to rest. Ralph Rashleigh
The Mail's article continues: The timing of the story has once again sparked suspicions that the journalist is being used by the government to play down its own part in the current mess. "Is BBC reporter Robert Peston a government stooge?"
She dusted off her bed and lay down.
The hyphae lay down double septa and, following cell separation, produce single uninucleate yeast cells that divide by fission and disseminate throughout the body.
He tries ever so hard to play down the significance of this glaring omission from an otherwise impeccable CV but he doth protest too much, methinks.
Anya let the cool water run over her as she lay down in the shallow creek.
I lay down on the bed, a thin mattress covered by state white sheets, and whispered above the din.
Led on by false promises and unaccomplished hopes, I lay down and fade away into oblivion.
The grass was so green and warm that presently she lay down upon it, her head pillowed upon her arm, her eyes gazing through the fountain mist and down the emerald slopes to where ran the elmwood avenue. Sir Mortimer
But coming from them, that could also be seen as an attempt to play down the hunting connection, almost as if they were ashamed of holding such unfashionable views.
Gailenga, at Telach-Maine; the buck speaking out of the bodies of the thieves in the territory of Ui-Meith; the travelling of the garron without any guide to Druimmic-Ublae, when he lay down beside the grain of wheat; the chariot, without a charioteer, [going] from Armagh to The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
But anational General Strike willlay down a historical marker; it tells Bush and Cheney and all those who succeed them that an executive branch that imagines itself superior to Congress and the rule of law will arouse popular fury. Force Impeachment- Hit The Streets
Rather than play down the danger, he happily reported that the entire area is littered with countless land mines.
She was, however, uneasy when she heard the strange whistling sound produced by their irregular passage through the dark night air, and when the violence of their movements made the basin oscillate, she lay down tremblingly at the bottom of her golden basin, and then carefully gathered her garments around her, lest they should come in contact with the dark man. The Princess Ilsée: A Fairy Tale
The government are trying to play down their involvement in the affair.
Maybe what those sued should do being that they cannot win anyway is lay down in court so to speak. Jammie Thomas: facing the RIAA alone
To give just one or two instances: the standards lay down that sterilisations must be carried out under aseptic and antiseptic conditions.
He lay down and was asleep immediately.
I thought very little of it as I got out of the bath, as I wrapped myself in dressing gown, as I walked through the house and lay down on the sofa to watch television.
The company is anxious to play down the media hype.
That he must be obeyed she still recognised as the strongest rule of all — obeyed, that is, till she should go to him and lay down her love at his feet, and give back to him the troth which he had given her. Nina Balatka
Old Bersicker kep 'a-lookin' arter '' im till 'e was out of sight, and then went and lay down in a corner, and wouldn't come hout the' ole hevening. The Deadlocked City
This time last year investors were happy to lay down a big deposit for the prospect of growth years down the track.
What I can say is that I went into the studio with James and Ewan from the band the other week to lay down my ranting recitations of Sonnets For Orpheus and Still Lives, the plan being for them to take those tracks away and add in some ambience and atmosphere. Duncan's Patent Remedy
They lay down under the shade of a tree.
And unless we lay down some sort of precedent none of our guests will ever leave again. TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS
With that, he lay down on the blanket beside her and gently parted the wool fabric of her sweater to reveal a white cami.
They took about three hours to set down some new gripper strips, and lay down the new underlay and carpet.
All I had in my haversack was a single hard biscuit, after munching which I lay down upon the ground and fell instantly asleep. My Lady of Doubt
A curious mixture of vanity and insecurity, she is keen to play down her on-screen image.
But in this egalitarian—and I use the term advisedly—day and age, nobility tends to play down its pedigree, the major exception being British lords who weren't born to greatness but were knighted after they made a killing in convenience stores or sandwich shops, or Eastern Europeans hawking products such as high-end cold creams. The Prince's Pillows
She tried to play down his part in the affair.
She was inclined to play down the importance of her own role in the affair.
As a formal theory (in Husserl's sense of ˜formal™, i.e., as opposed to ˜material™) mereology is simply an attempt to lay down the general principles underlying the relationships between an entity and its constituent parts, whatever the nature of the entity, just as set theory is an attempt to lay down the principles underlying the relationships between a set and its members. Wild Dreams Of Reality, 3
It's time to lay down the law to the extremist uncompromising ideologues.
The agreement should also lay down rules for the eventual return of any deposit against damages that you ask for, and you should inform any mortgage lender - although this is usually a formality.
He found the restaurant just shutting, and Daddy apparently on the wing for the 'White Horse' parlour, to judge from the relief which showed in Dora's worn look as she saw her father lay down his hat and stick again and fall 'chaffing' with David. The History of David Grieve
After revealing I had permanently frozen feet and a persistently runny nose, I lay down flat on the bed while Julie dabbed helichrysum - a soothing, healing flower essence - on all the acupuncture points she was going to use.
Back on the warm sand, I lay down on my stomach, pencil in hand ready to write my short story.
Thenne the boteler or panter shall sette the seler in the myddys of the tabull accordyng to the place where the principall soverain shalle sette, and sette his brede iuste couched unto the salte-seler; and yf ther be trenchours of brede, sette them iuste before the seler, and lay downe faire the kervyng knyves, the poynts to the seler benethe the trenchours. Early English Meals and Manners
In the background, three singers at a time lay down text in slow, distant, near-triadic progressions, while the others declaim the text in fragmented bursts. Magna Carter (5): Role modeling
So he kissed her and they parted, and lay down and slept; she among her comrades under the apple-tree, and he under the briony in the hedge; and the moon came out of her dream and watched theirs. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
She lay down for half an hour.
Erian lay down quietly, while Neko was cleaning and re-dressing his wounds.
She lay down on the soft, comfortable bed.
Then she locked the door of the flat, extinguished her light and lay down. The House of Mirth
He lay down and was asleep immediately.
Myra shoved her living room chairs into the hall and lay down a dropcloth over the entire corner of the room next to the windows. MORE FROM GINNY BATES: PAINTERLAND
South African ministers appeared determined to play down warnings of xenophobic violence. Times, Sunday Times
Then she locked the door of the flat, extinguished her light and lay down. The House of Mirth
I write my drafts with pens--usually those really excellent Japanese gelly roll pens, which lay down a satisfyingly slug-like trail of gleaming ink--in little books, little so that your 1500 words or whatever the daily amount is covers 4 or 5 pages and makes you feel productive. Thoughts on (hand)writing
One of the most pitiful things in the relations of human beings to each other -- the action and reaction of events that is called concretely "human life" -- is that every now and then some of them should be called upon to lay down their lives from no sense of imperative, calculated duty such as inspires the soldier or the sailor, but suddenly, without any previous knowledge or warning of danger, without any opportunity of escape, and without any desire to risk such conditions of danger of their own free will. The Loss of the S. S. Titanic Its Story and Its Lessons
And the reason I say that is because government has a fiduciary responsibility to the rest of the tax payers whose money they're spending, and most of the bureaucratical delay — now I have to say, I think we've cut that delay down tremendously over the years — most of that delay is verifying that you're owed the money. Oral History Interview with Richard H. Moore, August 2, 2002. Interview K-0598. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
To meld is also to lay down a set or run in Pinochle. The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean?
The Uniform Commercial Codes lay down how much responsibility banks have to their depositors.
General rules they can lay down, as poets can the elements of their own trade; but these rules are at the command of the veriest daub or rhymester; the manifold development of them to results almost divine remaining, even to those who achieve it in either walk, evasive and untraceable. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878
Lay down the fatal scrowl at this place, and collect all the dignity and resolution of your mind. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian
As she lay down and rested her head against the pillow, the thought contented her.
The name was a hangover from the First World War, when the larger mortars were employed to lay down smoke or gas.
If you evil rethuglican fucks would only lay down and die, the leftosphere, the media and the Obamabots could stop shivving you! Enough with the pigs, fish, snakes, and lambs... here come the wolves!
Nelson says he sees a day when grading professionals will lay down their own dust palliatives to cap off the soil after completing the excavation.
She's dressed to show off her toned stomach and play down her shapely legs. The Sun
The pub also has a cricket team who play down the road and spill out on to the green afterwards. Times, Sunday Times
Two further series of observations I have made quite recently do lead me to question the hard and fast rules for specificity in anaphylaxis one is tempted to lay down. Charles Richet - Nobel Lecture
In the first hours, both the company and local authorities attempted to play down the extent of the tragedy, denying that many miners were in the mine at the time of the fire.
The wind was bitter, but when they lay down Glover felt the warmth of the sun.
He also showed that the heaviest dew formed in calm weather as the air had more time to lay down its moisture on cold objects. Times, Sunday Times
He undressed, took a Seconal, lay down on the couch.
Lay down a tarpaulin, then put your sleeping mat and bedding on top of it. Times, Sunday Times
The constitution or the laws of many civil law countries lay down the principle that nationals may not be extradited for prosecution abroad.
Over sod or very weedy areas, I lay down cardboard then cover it with straw, hay, grass clippings or wood chips.
And so, shaded by eucalyptus trees, amidst the sweet scents of sassafras and olearia, the people lay down to rest.
He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass.
They lay down, with the birds hopping from branch to branch above them and the bright sky peeping down at them.
It subsequently became traditional for certain English families to lay down a pipe of port when a son was born.
She is anxious to play down stardom by association: 'We had some times together. Times, Sunday Times
We are going to lay down a new railway so as to carry the coal to the riverside.
The senior officer's eyes told me that this wasn't a time to get huffy, so I lay down in the footwell. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
I would like to see headliners and their management lay down strict criteria to the promoters to stop this exploitation of their fans. The Sun
Ministers are likely therefore to play down any proposal for an American-style grid system, insisting that it would be looked at for research purposes only. Times, Sunday Times
He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep.
Eve lay down and closed her eyes, but behind her closed lids, her mind was a flurry of activity.
He lay down and was asleep immediately.
These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction.
Or if a man is alone, he'll lay down on the sheltery side of a wall and sleep there. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish
He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep.
Their natural disposition is to make light of the scars of battle - to laugh off the danger and play down the wounds. Times, Sunday Times
On a day, Massetto having laboured somewhat extraordinarily, lay downe to rest himselfe awhile under the trees, and two delicate yong Nunnes, walking there to take the aire, drew neere to the place where he dissembled sleeping; and both of them observing his comelinesse of person, began to pitty the poverty of his condition; but much more the misery of his great defectes. The Decameron
She lay down and heard the carriage attendant moving up and down the corridor outside. CHAMELEON
Then she locked the door of the flat, extinguished her light and lay down. The House of Mirth
The lama squatted under the shade of a mango, whose shadow played checkerwise over his face; the soldier sat stiffly on the pony; and Kim, making sure that there were no snakes, lay down in the crotch of the twisted roots. Kim
I have long been convinced of the eventual omnipotence of mind over matter; adequacy of motive is sufficient to anything, & my golden age is when the present potence will become omnipotence: this will be the millenium [sic] of Xtians 'when the lion shall lay down with the lamb'. Ecotopia
The Acts lay down a minimum standard for air quality, and impose pollution emission controls to particular polluters.
The soldiers lay down their guns and walked towards the enemy camp, carrying a white flag.
My husband always urged me to lay down wine and I tried it once - put a wine rack in the cellar, bought two mixed cases of goodish clarets and laid them out neatly.
I coached them through the first hand, and when it was time to lay down, Benny said, “Hey, lookit that!” Kings of Colorado
As he lay down on the mat, with a bewildered expression on his face, he heard a clear and ringing laugh from the girl, a genuine happy laugh.
I'll lay down the tracks sandbag and hide.
You can't lay down hard and fast rules.
He instantly obeyed me -- came crouching up very much ashamed and lay down to beg my pardon. EMPIRES OF THE PLAIN: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon
The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag
Now as I said ye Law Condemns all thus to be Executed, but if it be great persons they obtaine Leave of ye king they may be beheaded, which is done on a scaffold Erected on purpose in manner of a stage, and the persons brought in Coaches with Ministers do as the former; then when they have ended their prayers and speech they Lay down their head on a block and stretch out their bodies. Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary
Lay down -- or "couched," is appropriate to the lion, the Arab name of which means "the coucher. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
When they finally made their way upstairs, Kate lay down on the bed and didn't resurface the rest of the night.
In their classroom talks, all these teachers emphasized just what modern education tends to play down: facts, data, hard news. The Times Literary Supplement
Jay pulled her hospital gown up to her chest and lay down flat on her back.
It is obviously proper for Parliament to lay down the framework within which the Judiciary operates.
They were obviously trying to play down the gay content and cross over to straight audiences.
Day in and day out the men in khaki lay down their lives for the call of duty.
I lay down to rest with my hands at my sides, so as not to disarrange my tidy pleats. Wildfire
To pass the time he began to count, telling each one to lay down as he marked them off.
It is not possible to lay down rigid rules, as each case will depend on its own circumstances.
Since we knew nothing about what he knew, we started with 'sit', 'lay down', etc...nothing...a few days later, we had him out for a walk, and a lady walking past told him "assis" - which he did promptly. Fifille - French Word-A-Day

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