bearing false witness
Example Sentences
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She has been accused of bearing false witness with her assertion that one of the wealthiest religious organizations in the world is savvy enough to literally invest in influencers.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Why are they so willing to discard the core principle of not bearing false witness?
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
It believes that an officer bearing false witness to attempt to force the dismissal of a government minister is nothing short of subversion of the state.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2012
The injunction against bearing false witness, branded in stone and brought down by Moses from the mountaintop, has always provoked ambivalent, conflicting emotions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pap says Sheriff Jackson’s one ’em people that take all the talk about not bearing false witness to heart.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
