lie
Example Sentences
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Maro and his colleagues collected intact, freshly fallen fruits lying beneath trees where chimps had recently been feeding.
From Science Daily
You started the show when you were 14 and famously lied about your age for your audition.
"We also want to remind people to keep away from swollen riverbanks and not to drive or walk through flood waters as you don't know what lies beneath," said Richard Preece from the organisation.
From BBC
When asked about the differing accounts he gave in police interviews, he said he lied because he was scared.
From BBC
The league table is not lying at the moment, and it never does.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
