lie
Example Sentences
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But salt being so prevalent in our food means campaigners think the responsibility for cutting it out has to lie with the people making it.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“I would lie in my bed and hear those bands playing and say to myself, ‘One of these days I’m going to play just like that,’” he told The Times in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"Nissan's fundamental challenges lie in the decline of product competitiveness in North America, the rapid decline in sales in China, and the damage to its brand power," said Tatsuo Yoshida, analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
That lie held for all of 12 days.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The lie just slipped from my mouth, and I realized it was what Opal had called me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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