white lie

Example Sentences

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When a New York reporter pressed her about her son’s claim of never telling a lie, Lillian conceded he tells “white lies.”

From Washington Post

Just a bit, like a little white lie to oneself.

From Washington Post

The tragedy of the people doomed to think of themselves as white lies in their denial of these origins: they become incoherent because they can never stammer from whence they came.

From New York Times

For many of the companies that eventually get into trouble, they made what seemed like a small omission or a white lie at the beginning, but then they established extra-high expectations.

From New York Times

The ease by which many of the characters lie or deceive about serious matters, not just harmless white lies, is astounding.

From Salon