'lie' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'lie' with 20 example sentences.
- lie verb
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: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
: originate (in)
: be and remain in a particular state or condition
: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
: have a place in relation to something else
: assume a reclining position
- lie noun
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: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
: position or manner in which something is situated
lie down
lying
lay off
lied
tell a lie
lay the table
lie to
lay aside
lie in
lay on
white lie
lie about
Please promise me you'll never lie to me again.
I wasn't lying when I said that I loved you.
Don't leave your things lying around.
You're telling lies again.
Never tell the truth when a lie will do.
Repeating a lie does not make it true.
It was all a big lie.
Turtles lay their eggs in the sand.
Do you have difficulty breathing when you lie down flat?
I lied to my parents.
I can always tell when you're lying.
They've started believing their own lies.
He never lies to me.
They lied to protect themselves.
I know that you lied.
I wonder which one of you is lying.
You shouldn't have lied to him about the baby.
He loves to lie in the grass on a sunny day.
One of them is probably lying.
I was never in the habit of lying.