lay open
Example Sentences
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His hard-shell suitcase lay open on the bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
When it finally lay open on the table, I couldn’t help but gawk in wonder at my iPhone 13 Mini’s precisely packed guts, and I realized I was having fun!
From The Verge • May 21, 2022
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Fox News • May 28, 2019
A Bible lay open to Proverbs on a dresser as a breeze turned the pages.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2019
My book lay open in front of me, still on the same page I’d opened it to an hour ago.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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