lie to

verb

lay to; lain to; lying to; lies to

intransitive verb

of a ship
: to stay stationary with head to windward

Examples of lie to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, the jury convicted him of lying to police and remained deadlocked on counts of felony murder and home invasion. Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024 Recently, Tony was exposed for lying to BOLD Justice after promising to update the adult civil citation to include DWLS and ensure BSO members issued them. Alvin Pollock, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024 Diab was disbarred in 2019 after he was accused of lying to a client about multiple aspects of his criminal case and had wired into his personal bank account $375,000 meant for his client’s termination settlement, according to State Bar Court records. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 That’s when Mae revealed that Sol killed their mom and had been lying to her this whole time. Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for lie to 

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Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lie to was in 1711

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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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