lying
Example Sentences
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Its light sweeps across the surface almost like a flashlight lying flat on a table.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Cohen already served his three-year prison sentence for campaign-finance crimes and lying to Congress.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Phil Morrill says the homes are "no use to anyone just lying empty"
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cohen spent more than a year behind bars after pleading guilty in 2018 to tax and campaign-finance crimes and lying to Congress about Trump’s plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow, among other federal charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I turned around and picked up the garden hose, which was lying coiled on the edge of the patio.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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