lie by

verb

lay by; lain by; lying by; lies by

intransitive verb

: to remain inactive : rest

Examples of lie by in a Sentence

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At what point does the American public wake up and realize we are being fed a constant stream of lies by the current administration? Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026 Or just lie by the pool and soak up the splendour of it all. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026 In Berkeley, Daniel Ellsberg exposed government lies by releasing the Pentagon Papers. Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025 It is entirely based on Hamas’s campaign of lies and the laundering of those lies by others. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie by

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lie by was in 1613

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“Lie by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20by. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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