Synonyms
Examples of lair in a Sentence
Noun
tracking the bear back to its lair
She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.
Recent Examples on the Web
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There’s no Lady Liberty awaiting them, but there is rusty, wrecked battleship that is the equivalent of a Bond villain’s lair.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
To give you an idea, travelers in Japan can hone their ninja skills at the caste from You Only Live Twice (1967) or take a boat ride around an eerie industrial island that was Raoul Silva’s lair in Skyfall (2012).
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Most discomfited of all is her slimy ex, now left by his young lover and with nothing but his glassy lair to snuggle up in at night.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 1 May 2024
Travelers are drawn to natural phenomena like the bone-white cliffs of former pirate lair Kleftiko and Sikia sea cave with azure waters ideal for snorkeling.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
On the other end comes lair Said’s ‘Most People Die on Sundays,’ opening up a unique to its generation guidebook that reveals all there is to know about the highs and lows of millennial existentialism, delivered through sincere yet unprecedented humour.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Put family first, give love to those who need it most and shower it within your Leo lair.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Dug directly into the landscape like an eco–Bond lair, Melote House, South Africa is a high-design lodge that sits in South Africa's rhino-friendly Lapalala Wilderness reserve, fully staffed for game drives, boat cruises, and spa treatments available at your leisure.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
The image shows the pair holding wands inside the classic family lair of the Waverly Sub Station in New York.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There’s no Lady Liberty awaiting them, but there is rusty, wrecked battleship that is the equivalent of a Bond villain’s lair.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
To give you an idea, travelers in Japan can hone their ninja skills at the caste from You Only Live Twice (1967) or take a boat ride around an eerie industrial island that was Raoul Silva’s lair in Skyfall (2012).
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Most discomfited of all is her slimy ex, now left by his young lover and with nothing but his glassy lair to snuggle up in at night.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 1 May 2024
Travelers are drawn to natural phenomena like the bone-white cliffs of former pirate lair Kleftiko and Sikia sea cave with azure waters ideal for snorkeling.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
On the other end comes lair Said’s ‘Most People Die on Sundays,’ opening up a unique to its generation guidebook that reveals all there is to know about the highs and lows of millennial existentialism, delivered through sincere yet unprecedented humour.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Put family first, give love to those who need it most and shower it within your Leo lair.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Dug directly into the landscape like an eco–Bond lair, Melote House, South Africa is a high-design lodge that sits in South Africa's rhino-friendly Lapalala Wilderness reserve, fully staffed for game drives, boat cruises, and spa treatments available at your leisure.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lair. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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