Sentences with lie
lie
L l - 'Who else do you work for?'—'No one.'—'That's a lie.'
- I know he's lying. [VERB]
- Rightwing firebrand Pauline Hanson has denied telling lies in a tell.
- All humans lie, in fact they are probably one of the most deceptive species on the entire planet.
- The camera can sometimes lie. [VERB]
- The camera does not lie
- We've accepted the lies we've been told about Iraq's WMD with shameful equanimity.
- Altogether 139 American dead still lie in Tarawa, including a Congressional Medal of Honnor winner, Lt Bonnyman.
- The pencil is lying on the desk
- Here lies Jane Brown
- SYNONYMY NOTE: lie2 is the simple direct word meaning to make a deliberately false statement; , prevaricate strictly means to quibble or confuse the issue in order to evade the truth, but it is loosely used as a formal or affected substitute for , lie2; , equivocate implies the deliberate use of ambiguity in order to deceive or mislead; , fabricate suggests the invention of a false story, excuse, etc. intended to deceive and is, hence, sometimes used as a somewhat softer equivalent for , lie2; , fib implies the telling of a falsehood about something unimportant and is sometimes a euphemism for , lie2
- To lie dormant
- The city lies before us
- My sins lie heavily on my mind
- Strength lies in unity
- The ultimate decision lies with you
- A bad lie
- Motives that lie hidden
- Canada lies to the north
- The road that lies before us
- The love that lies in her eyes
- An action that will not lie
- After her approach shot, she lies three on the ninth hole
- A good lie
- Statistics can lie
- To lie oneself into office
- There was a child lying on the ground. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- ...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap. [VERB adjective]
- I was going well and was lying fourth. [V ord]
- The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
- The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin
- To lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hidden; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
- I refuse to take such an insult lying down.
- When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows. If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty. While a principle-based approach might claim that lying is always morally wrong, the casuist would argue that, depending upon the details of the case, lying might or might not be illegal or unethical. The casuist might conclude that a person is wrong to lie in legal testimony under oath, but might argue that lying actually is the best moral choice if the lie saves a life. WP
- Photos often lie. Hips don't lie.
- The book lies on the table.
- To lie in ambush.
- These things lie upon my mind.
- Land lying along the coast.
- The broad plain that lies before us.
- The trail from here lies to the west.
- The fault lies here.
- The real remedy lies in education.
- Their ancestors lie in the family plot.
- I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
- To lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.