Example sentences for: lie

How can you use “lie” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The human sequence is three amino acids longer than that of the mouse; these additional residues lie in the acidic domain in the C-terminal portion of the protein.

  • I never told anybody to lie.

  • Here, Bryant is offering the word "understand" as a bridge from her mind to Clinton's, hoping she will affirm that Clinton made clear to her that she should lie under oath.

  • (It gets dark so early when you lie in bed brooding until 2 in the afternoon.)

  • A third type of lie is the mendacium perniciosum , or "pernicious lie," a lie that is intended to do harm.


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