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Meanings of lay thick in English
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Usage of lay thick in English
1
Snow lay thick upon the ground and still fell in great flakes.
2
The snow fell fast, the wind blew, and the drifts lay thick.
3
The fine white powder of turf ashes lay thick upon the dresser.
4
The snow on the ground lay thick, but no more was falling.
5
Dust lay thick over everything, and they heard the scurry of rats.
6
Dust lay thick on others apparently locked, and untouched for many years.
7
There was mist on the road; the leaves that lay thick were black.
8
Already, in the green cornfields, the spoils of battle lay thick around him.
9
The dust lay thick upon the bare ground near the tracks.
10
The snow lay thick upon the ground, and the roads were entirely deserted.
11
The fog lay thick on the bay at dawn next morning.
12
The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
13
We marched by the Lake Trasimenus, and the fog lay thick upon us.
14
The dust and sweat of driving cattle still lay thick on their faces.
15
On the hill-top they had lately held, the dead lay thick.
16
On the other side, of a surety, the shipping lay thick.
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Lay thick through the time
Lay thick across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common