lie

Example Sentences

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"That's better than having an unidentified gap that never gets bridged. Now that we know where the differences lie, we can work to close them."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

But once again, the tradwife pitch has been revealed as a lie.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Americans aren’t always going to lie to themselves about this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

To the south lie the Bureau of Land Management’s Imperial Sand Dunes, where dune buggies and motorcycles trace arcs across bare slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Was it better to die trying to save himself or should he lie here hoping someone else might see or hear him?

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret