Example sentences for: lying

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

  • He's lying, concludes Jack Harwood, who "analyzed Clinton's words with the Verimetrics instrument, a high-tech truth machine that measures stress in a person's voice."

  • The NYT reports that the British press blasted Clinton for his lying and cheating, while French papers expressed their country's predominant view on the matter--Clinton's affair should remain private.

  • Superimposed against a blue sky, Magritte's comb seems to be lying on clouds of shaving cream--a painter's dream--while the match lies asleep on the floor.

  • The House Saturday rammed home its point that Clinton's alleged lying meets the standard of "high crimes and misdemeanors" and is not the sex-sullied triviality that the Clinton defense team contends.

  • Unless a skillful cross-examiner brings out all the facts, a lying witness may avoid a perjury conviction.


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