lying
Example Sentences
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The road was completely destroyed, Zakhavko said, with blast craters every few feet and utility poles lying across it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Once the lions had finished feeding, they spent considerably more time lying down and resting.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I would be lying if I felt like I had any kind of expertise to offer. I just am very willing to share my very honest experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The former Conservative MP was jailed for perjury in 2001 after being found guilty of lying and cheating in his 1987 libel case against the Daily Star.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
I was lying there, feeling sorry for myself, and thinking about all that money down in the bottoms hopping around in those sycamore trees when Mama, Papa, and Daisy came into my room.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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