lie by
Example Sentences
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Mr Sattizahn, who worked at the company from 2018 to 2024, responded in testimony to the committee by calling Meta's response to the Washington Post report a "lie by avoidance."
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
Every time a lie is told, a denial must be concocted to protect the lie by denying that it is a lie.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
More lie by a nearby fence and outside a local church where people stopped last evening to leave plush animals and candles as well to console each other.
From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023
Subsequently, as the investigation continued, Amazon tried to “cover up its lie by offering ever-shifting explanations” of its policies, the letter said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
He would lie by the hour, eager, alert, at Thornton’s feet, looking up into his face, dwelling upon it, studying it, following with keenest interest each fleeting expression, every movement or change of feature.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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