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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were arrayed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a past-tense verb meaning that something was arranged in an orderly pattern. It commonly appears in the passive voice. Example: The silverware were arrayed in neat rows atop the dining table.
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On a small table, candles were arrayed.
Today, researchers in laboratory coats were arrayed behind him.
The Waterboxxes were arrayed in a circle around the platform.
People in the lobby were arrayed and waiting.
Film clips were arrayed onscreen like notes in a score.
In the main lobby, transparent plastic armchairs were arrayed beneath a ceiling of golden swirls.
Pale orange mussels, removed from their shells, were arrayed like a corona around everything else.
Back at her apartment, developed prints from previous walks were arrayed on a table.
Thirteen microphones were arrayed in front of him, ready to catch his every word.
Three glass candleholders were arrayed on top of a dense bloodstain on the sidewalk.
The balloons, which were 8 feet in diameter, were arrayed around the country.
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