By the time the storm hit, the farmer had laid by his tools in the barn.

They laid the carpet in the living room yesterday.

She chose the laid paper for the wedding invitations because its subtle parallel ribbing gave the cards a classic, tactile quality.

When the carpenter laide the final plank, the hut was complete.

After the game, the coach laid into the players for their careless mistakes.

The crew relied on a hawser-laid mooring line to secure the ship during the storm.

The sudden flu had laid low half the office by Monday.

Before the storm, he laid away the garden furniture to prevent damage.

Literary critics have long been fascinated by the belles laides who populate 19th-century novels.

He laid behind the curtain the spare key so he could retrieve it later.