little white lie
Example Sentences
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Michael has been unable to resist telling a little white lie over the years that he is related to Darren and his famous father, Sir Alex of Manchester United fame.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
I would have been happy to provide a little white lie if I had one in the holster, but I had nothing.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2022
Children are taught that planets revolve around the sun, but that’s a little white lie.
From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2019
The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2019
She told me a little white lie will come back to haunt me.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
