give the lie to
Example Sentences
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They said they expect “overwhelming evidence to give the lie to this defense,” and they called it improper and prejudicial for Bankman-Fried to malign Ellison’s credibility before the trial.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
Those who preach from Exodus, and from Matthew, Isaiah and Amos, give the lie to the idea that religious faith is inevitably conformist, reactionary or inclined toward worship of those in power.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2019
This picture of a Middle East that embraced many aspects of modernity should give the lie to the caricature of centuries of incurable Islamic stagnancy.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017
Here are a few films that give the lie to the lyric “summertime and the livin’ is easy.”
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2016
To discard and repudiate the myths was to give the lie to the divine poets.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
