lie

“What is that?” he said, holding a corner of the comforter aloft, staring intently at something located where he had been about to lie down.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

But when she does lie, she is compelled to confess, even when the fib is innocuous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Was that the truth, or was it a lie?"

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Several known Deinosuchus sites lie within 40 miles of Columbus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Can’t you, for once, just lie and tell me what I want to hear?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"Maybe I should have lain down on the floor to block it. I personally regret it," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Starmer will arrive with an entourage of industry executives hoping to promote British business through a UK-China CEO Council, a body that has lain dormant for years.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Someone close to us had died along the shoulder of a highway and had lain unnamed for more than 40 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Several blocks of maisonettes were demolished though, leaving behind land which has lain derelict for more than a decade.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

Like the monster it had once commanded, it might have lain dormant there for centuries.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Chairs had been knocked over and an overturned television lay at her feet.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In another group, the tablet lay flat on a desk set at a lower height, which encouraged participants to lean forward and hunch over.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Dozens of homes stood gutted and abandoned, while a charred fire engine lay among the wreckage nearby, an AFP reporter saw.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Maybe she thinks she needs to lay out a strained justification for her circa-2020 comments in order to demonstrate an inner conviction to the public.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

A black slate throwing-axe lay on his knees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

For decades, Kennedy says, the government has lied to Americans about saturated fat.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Prosecutor Denise Osei said Morecroft repeatedly lied about making "out of pocket" payments for which he had requested "reimbursements" from treasurer Joshua Holvey.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

As part of that scheme, they alleged, Goldstein also shaved millions off his true law firm income and lied to lenders about his debts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Both women said people had asked them how they didn't know they were being lied to - but they refuse to feel shame over Griffiths' crimes.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“No, really. I’m full. I just ate breakfast,” I lied.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

Artificial-intelligence systems have been displaying some eye-opening new abilities in recent weeks: breaking out of their enclosures, hacking other companies, lying to people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

"I was lying there, wondering what I was going to do this afternoon. Now I know," he joked.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

We walk on, through a field of potatoes, the plants shrivelled to nothing and lying brown on the soil.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Fauci did so to avoid possibly being accused of lying under oath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

If I had found a pony and a .22 lying in the middle of the road, I wouldn’t have been more pleased.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls