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
During sentencing hearings, Smith was described as manipulative and someone who told "bald-faced lies".
From BBC • May 29, 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
I sit up straight like I’ve been listening all along, which is a bald-faced lie.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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