falsely
Example Sentences
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The plaintiffs—Rachel O’Brien, Carmine Morano and Simon Hedley—are New York City residents who say they were falsely targeted with the pied-à-terre tax notices and are now scrambling to prove that they live there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Radio Caroline, a former pirate radio that now mostly plays rock music, apologised in May after airing messages falsely announcing the monarch's death.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In his initial livestream denying the allegations, he not only exhibited an odd demeanor, but he also falsely insisted that every accusation could be “traced back to a single source, my former wife.”
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
A "Walter Mitty character" who falsely claimed his luxury electric Jaguar had malfunctioned on the motorway and could not brake, forcing police to bring it to an emergency stop, has been jailed.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Belknap declined, claiming falsely that he was too old a man to climb that many steps.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
