Example Sentences

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Ovechkin has laced up the skates 141 times.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Taub, who did historical research at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library and read what more than one collaborator described as seemingly every book on the subject, has laced the piece with quotes and detailed references.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Parliament, where Jackson has laced mercilessly into Conservative opponents, has kept her oratorical skills sharp.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2016

"For his whole life, Braxton has laced up his cleats and been the best player on the field," Herman said.

From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 7, 2012

We have a governess, who is charged with the care of us; we call her madame; and when she has laced us, our waists might be spanned, as the saying is, between one's four fingers.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various