Examples of lie to in a Sentence
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Ahead of the murder trial, Brian Walshe admitted to lying to police amid her disappearance and improperly disposing of her body.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Kimberly was later arraigned on charges of tampering with evidence, lying to a police officer and filing a false report, per records obtained by PEOPLE.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Can these random strangers in a bar, whose friend very well could be lying to them, be trusted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Waltz pleaded guilty to receiving fictitious donations and lying to the FBI.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Kimberly was later arraigned on charges of tampering with evidence, lying to a police officer and filing a false report, per records obtained by PEOPLE.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Can these random strangers in a bar, whose friend very well could be lying to them, be trusted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Waltz pleaded guilty to receiving fictitious donations and lying to the FBI.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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