Example Sentences

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While most boys in his South Side Chicago neighborhood were trying to shoot hoops like Michael Jordan, Davis was lacing on skates and speeding around an ice rink.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was lacing up my boot when I heard a faint noise off in the forest, out of sight behind a stand of thick pine trees.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Jonos had finally gotten his breeches turned the right way round and was lacing them up the front.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He was lacing the latigo through the cinch rings when there was a small stir behind him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

She looked at Harry and he was lacing his thin fingers together in different shapes.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers