Examples of “lair” in a Sentence

noun The den or hidden resting place of a wild animal.

• The hikers gave the bear's lair a wide berth.
• Wolves had made their lair beneath the fallen tree.
• The ranger showed us the fox's lair hidden under the old stone wall.

noun A hidden base or retreat, especially one used by a villain in fiction.

• The spy finally tracked the criminal to his secret lair.
• In the cartoon, the villain's lair was hidden inside a giant volcano.
• The children built a pretend lair in the basement and called it their secret headquarters.