She called him a dirty liar.
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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On social media, the actress was often painted as a liar and a loose cannon.—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Sadly, these numbers are bare-faced liars.—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Which liars are lying in season three?—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Through Laura’s protective eyes, this striver who has gotten her claws into Daniel is conniving, hypersexual, possibly a thief, definitely a liar.—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liar
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of liar was
before the 12th century
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