How to Use lie with in a Sentence

lie with

verb
  • Hope lies with these young women.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the blame for that gap lies with Apple.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The true mystery lies with the man on the sideline.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The fault, Gross said, lies with KU Med.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Still, her sympathy—and that of many viewers—lies with Miller.
    — Ana Colón, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
  • What happened was not your cousin’s fault; the fault lies with her grandstanding brother.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The issue, as is so often the case, lies with the strange rules of quantum mechanics.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The difficulty lies with loving one’s country in the right way.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The answer doesn't lie with a new framework or a management training program, though those have their place.
    — Kelly Martens-Crompvoets, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The final decision lies with the assembly and a date for the special session has not yet been set.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • The answer lies with a process legislators crafted almost two decades ago.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Nevertheless, the main problem lies with those making baseless claims based on their feelings.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
  • The answer to that mystery lies with Teddy, who turns out to be a corrupt police officer.
    — ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The child was found lying with her feet toward the door and her head near a dresser, with her arms tucked under her head, according to the complaint.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The school has banners and big names to prove its hockey pedigree, though the real evidence lies with a man called Rooster.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In classic palace dramas, as in history, power mostly lay with the emperor.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • Manufacturers argue that compliance works and that the problem lies with shops that fail to follow the rules.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Mayor Johnson said Sunday that accountability cannot just lie with the teenagers in this case.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • The reason for all the commotion lies with those vines, which connoisseurs say add an unparalleled depth and complexity to the wine.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • There is an advantage that lies with those who can masterfully harness the power of curiosity throughout this cycle.
    — Rodney C. Adkins, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • The City Council can only recommend changes to the department, but the power lies with the commission.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Geographer Mark Monmonier famously described how to lie with maps.
    — Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • The problem lies with the nature of programmatic advertising.
    — Boris Abaev, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • In the photos, Margo lies on the floor of a baby store while heavily pregnant, and in another shot, lies with her head in her mom's lap, looking distraught.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The fault lay with Orbitz’s inaccurate listing.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Carrying out the rent-freeze campaign promise lies with the nine members of the board, who independently decide every year how much stabilized rents should go up.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Husted and other Republicans contend the blame lies with Democrats, including Brown.
    — Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • Otherwise, authority to prosecute cutting of subsea cables lies with the vessel’s flag state.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • If the Broncos don’t regain the title this weekend, their fate in making the 64-team tourney will lie with the selection committee.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
  • My hope still lies with the thousands of activists who have remained in Iran, and work tirelessly and quietly for freedom––making incremental change at very real cost to their own lives.
    — Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026

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