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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Bowen Yang reprised his role as America’s favorite liar.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025 One of the two guards flanking him during the hearing then called him a liar, according to Zaher.—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 The straight characters all had love interests whose lives were illustrated and explored beyond the scope of the liars’, and even Emily’s next love interest, Paige (Lindsey Shaw), felt more fleshed out, but Maya (Bianca Lawson) fell into the disposable Black girlfriend trope heavily.—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025 In it, star auctioneer André Masson (Alex Lutz) and his pathological liar of a new intern (Louise Chevillotte as Aurore) pay a visit to a blind old woman who’s eager to unload a priceless masterpiece.—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 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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