laid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lay.
well-laid
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a word derived from
laid.
Example Sentences
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Here’s how one of the well-laid plans of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went blooey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
As Liverpool's men celebrated lifting the Premier League trophy just days before - Arne Slot triumphing in the glory of Jurgen Klopp's well-laid foundations - similarities could be seen in Bompastor and Hayes.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
Of course, any of these well-laid plans could change in an instant due to outbreaks, drastically reduced infection rates or a long-shot vaccine breakthrough.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2020
From bankruptcies to market downturns, the former real estate developer has often had to pivot from well-laid plans to adjust to new developments.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
They found a broad path, paved with hewn stones, now winding upward, now climbing in short flights of well-laid steps.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
