lying

Example Sentences

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According to Platner, Fifield is lying on all counts.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Whether that trajectory can be altered this late in the day, and whether Americans are ready to stop lying to themselves about how the rest of humanity sees our country, is hard to say.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Nicaragua's Ministry of Health released an image of an emaciated Rivera lying in a hospital bed being ventilated via a tube through his neck.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I nodded, but I’d have been lying if I said I hadn’t come for the lynx—or pretended that the distant views through the scope on day one had been entirely satisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He was the one lying to me, and now he’s angry with me for pointing it out.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse