bald-faced

Example Sentences

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Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

"To have someone in your house who's such a bald-faced liar is just bone chilling, quite frankly, and I never want to see the guy's face again," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

“Mexican restaurants have been advertising taco specials on Tuesday without officially calling it Taco Tuesday since the 1930s. The idea that Taco John’s invented the entire concept is a bald-faced lie,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

She had never told a bald-faced lie to her children before, but now it seemed necessary.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers