Examples of lie to in a Sentence
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Can Amazon just lie to a customer, break a clear promise, and then get away with it?
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
At some point in history, the government has been lying to us.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Williamson is separately charged with lying to the FBI and falsifying tax returns, and has pleaded not guilty.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
However, Ohtani argued that Gouker had a history of false confessions and was lying to avoid the death penalty in Oklahoma, where he was convicted of murdering a 19-year-old man and raping his girlfriend.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
At some point in history, the government has been lying to us.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Williamson is separately charged with lying to the FBI and falsifying tax returns, and has pleaded not guilty.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
However, Ohtani argued that Gouker had a history of false confessions and was lying to avoid the death penalty in Oklahoma, where he was convicted of murdering a 19-year-old man and raping his girlfriend.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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