lying

Example Sentences

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After calling the vest-adorned dog on stage and joking that she would bite Clark, he bellowed, “Is she lying, too?”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“Obviously I would be lying to say I wasn’t disappointed. I would have loved to have made the cut today, granted all day,” Wie West said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A new ad from a few days ago accused Bores of lying about everything he’s said about Palantir.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Before morning, Shelley, lying in his embrace, was gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He was just lying there with his long ears sticking straight up, looking at me as if he were the most surprised hound dog in the world.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls