How to Use lie in a Sentence
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My blonde locks lay near my chin.
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Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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Let those with weapons lay them down.
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Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Let those who have weapons lay them down!
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Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Let those who have weapons lay them down!
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Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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One man lies dead with a sign post through his chest.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land.
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ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Above all, lie low on this day and don't rock the boat!
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Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Why do people lie all the time?
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Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dead and dying frogs lay all around us.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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That is where the problem lies.
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Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hang the garment or lay it flat.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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Could do without her, not gonna lie.
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Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
18 Sep. 2025
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Two pivotal dates lie just ahead.
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Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rue’s been lying the whole time.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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But that’s where the danger lies.
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Anna Forsythe,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That tension lies at the heart of the case.
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James Sample,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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That's where the truth of this country lies.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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And the eye in the sky doesn’t lie, baby.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Either way, the clothes don't lie.
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Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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That’s where our true power lies.
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Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But, alas, home is where the danger lies.
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Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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And the scoreboard doesn’t lie.
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Paul Polman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Because that, folks, is where the lessons lie.
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Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Your body should lie flat, forming a straight line.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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And perhaps there lies the most telling tragedy of all.
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Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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If there is brush, cut a pile and lay the carcass on top.
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Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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When not in use, these pouches lie flat and are easy to store.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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There’s a lot of stuff still lying around from a long time ago.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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But the man didn’t know how to not lie, even to protect her.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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His arms were crossed, and a handgun lay on the floor next to him.
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Justin Jouvenal,
Anchorage Daily News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Stop with the smears and the lies.
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Dawn White,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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The scam doesn't start with a lie.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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But over time, the lie wore him down.
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Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a sense, all his lies are true.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Democrats, in turn, say that’s a lie.
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Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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When the truth walks in the room, the lies hide.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2025
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This is both a lie and a weakness.
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Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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This idea that they're forced on the street right now is a lie.
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Salvador Hernandez Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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All driven by a long list of lies.
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Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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So where does the real risk lie?
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Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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There was not a single lie told.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Just sell a lie about yourself.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Something else that was no lie?
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This is the lie at the center of our show.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The truth of the matter is that’s a lie.
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Matt Minton,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Who tells these lies about light demand?
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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The lie was never that nice girls don’t win.
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Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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Here my children were born, and one lies buried.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those who wake up from that lie and try to grow, and those who don’t.
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Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Oct. 2023
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And that is where the tension, and the risk, lies.
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Harvard Business Review,
27 Aug. 2025
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This may be where the true value in weight-loss pills lies.
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Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is not how garbage works; most dumpster falls are a lie.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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This is where Speed’s biggest charm lies.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nobody told him about Jere’s carousel of lies!
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Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Or just coming up with a bunch of lies for the jury.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Mar. 2026
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
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Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
24 Sep. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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