lie with
phrasal verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
1
—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something
Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.
2
literary
: to have sex with (someone)
when he first lay with her
Examples of lie with in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The reason may lie with the yacht’s unofficial owner, believed to be Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The major uncertainty lies with how far north and west a nose of mild air coming from the south makes it.
—Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
If America is serious about preventing the flow of American user data to foreign governments, the answer lies with more comprehensive and nuanced federal privacy legislation.
—Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The problem lies with the connection between metal shafts that connect the engine and transmission to the wheels, according to the NHTSA report.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the problem instead lies with our talent acquisition strategies.
—Amy Lafko, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The main problem, the one that makes solving the others more difficult, lies with NATO’s overdependence on the United States.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
The fault instead lies with the league and Garber for passing the officials off as MLS-worthy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The fate of TikTok in the US now lies with the Senate after House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would ban the app unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The major uncertainty lies with how far north and west a nose of mild air coming from the south makes it.
—Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
If America is serious about preventing the flow of American user data to foreign governments, the answer lies with more comprehensive and nuanced federal privacy legislation.
—Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The problem lies with the connection between metal shafts that connect the engine and transmission to the wheels, according to the NHTSA report.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the problem instead lies with our talent acquisition strategies.
—Amy Lafko, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The main problem, the one that makes solving the others more difficult, lies with NATO’s overdependence on the United States.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
The fault instead lies with the league and Garber for passing the officials off as MLS-worthy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The fate of TikTok in the US now lies with the Senate after House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would ban the app unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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