Sentence examples for lay above from inspiring English sources

"lay above" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to something that is placed above or higher than something else. For example, "The stars lay above us in the night sky."

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As before, an unbroken blanket of gray cloud lay above.

Most experts believe it lay above ground and was long ago destroyed.

The summer range lay above the tree line on Forest Service land on Brokeback Mountain.

Furthermore, 46 of these clusters lay above the plane of the Milky Way: 47 of them lay below it.

The resulting biodiesel met most of the standard requirements; however, its density lay above the values established by the Brazilian petroleum agency.

The specific Mamlūk contribution to Arabic culture (i.e., the ethnically diverse community united by the Arabic language), however, lay above all in military achievement.

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What lies above ground as you wait in the tube at Camden Town?

RNA purity was assessed by OD260/280 ratio, with acceptable values lying above 1.9.

An even greater performance lies above.

The problem for Murray is what lies above.

It lies above a deep ravine northwest of Taranto.

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