lying
Example Sentences
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In the suit, they accused the couple of lying about owning the surrogacy firm and failing to disclose that they already had more than a dozen children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Daniel, a team member at Shoppers True Value Hardware, sleeps on the job, leaves food lying around and lets his co-workers clean up after him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Tried to get on the ball in deep lying midfield role.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
They could answer any question about the past, present or future and were incapable of lying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I’m not lying when I say that I cannot help you if you don’t have a number.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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