In a sentence
Six example sentences with lap, each labelled with its topic.
The child fell asleep in her father's lap halfway through the film, missing the entire chase across the rooftops.
Movies
On the overnight bus he balanced a paper map across his lap and traced the route by torchlight.
Travel
Therapists notice that anxious clients often knot their hands in their lap while describing an ordinary week at work.
Psychology
Grandmother shelled peas with the bowl in her lap, working through the whole basket before the pot came to a boil.
Cooking
The guitarist rested the instrument flat across his lap and slid a steel bar along the strings for the solo.
Music
In the portrait the sitter's hands rest folded in her lap, painted with as much care as her face.
Art
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