lie
Example Sentences
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“We love to make promises because a promise is a lie that just hasn’t happened yet.”
From Los Angeles Times
The area lies within a layer of Mount Sharp rich in salty minerals known as sulfates.
From Science Daily
Other victims had said Sharples had ruined their lives with her lies.
From BBC
Fair Isle lies half way between Orkney and Shetland and is famed for its knitwear and as a haven for thousands of seabirds.
From BBC
He lost his seat in the Commons after an extraordinary legal tussle – a very rarely convened election court ruled he had lied about his Liberal Democrat opponent.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.