Examples of fib in a Sentence
Noun
I have to admit that I told a fib when I said I enjoyed the movie.
Is she telling fibs again?
Verb (1)
fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away
Verb (2)
the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
These are the silly, inconsequential fibs that affect them and no one else and become an issue only when they get called out by the other ladies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
In today’s challenging market, finding a job can be a long, frustrating process, and some job seekers have resorted to fibbing in order to present themselves as better candidates for a role.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Lauren captioned the post, a playful nod to the harmless fib.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
These are the silly, inconsequential fibs that affect them and no one else and become an issue only when they get called out by the other ladies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
For the record, Vrabel has fibbed to my face in an interview about his close friend, John Streicher, the Patriots’ vice president of football operations and strategy.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
In today’s challenging market, finding a job can be a long, frustrating process, and some job seekers have resorted to fibbing in order to present themselves as better candidates for a role.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fib
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“Fib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fib. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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