lying
Example Sentences
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Sometimes parking tickets are found lying in the cars on the return trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
She told a local coordinator she believed the 37th image -- showing the pale, swollen face of a man lying on a pebbled riverbed -- was her childhood best friend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A World War Two veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101, a charity has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
This is clearly making her anxious, which is where the lying comes in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
“She’ll think you’re trying to steal business from her, and the miller will probably withhold our rations, the lying cheat.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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