bald-faced

Example Sentences

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Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

The social worker appointed to compile the report on the trio ahead of their sentencing described Smith as "manipulative" and someone who told "bald-faced lies".

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

“The public had been told I was to be best man, but that was a bald-faced lie. .... Willy didn’t want me giving a best-man speech.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

A statement Gilly knew for a bald-faced if kindly intended he.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson