Sentence examples for an lay from inspiring English sources

The phrase "an lay" is not correct in written English.
It appears to be a typographical error or a misunderstanding of the correct article usage.
Example: "I would like to lay an egg." (corrected to "I would like to lay a plan.")
Alternatives: "a plan" or "a layer."

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Formal schooling ended when he got his first job aged seven as a messenger boy, but he attended night school while working in a colliery and learned public speaking as an lay preacher.

Get a comfortable couch or cat bed so they an lay on or sleep on it.

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So when is a lie a lie?

A lie? A cover-up?

A lie is an untruthful assertion.

Not a lie, just a different story.

A lie is a deliberate deception.

A lie by omission is a lie.

"Austerity is a lie".

"Balance is a lie.

I'm a lie.

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