Examples of lie to in a Sentence
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The suspect allegedly employed his grandma to lie to the police, threatened a houseguest into getting rid of his clothes and staged the scene to resemble a suicide.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The Trump administration has gotten away with lying to working-class communities because Democrats haven't done the hard work of explaining why MAGAism cuts against working-class interests.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The Justice Department moved to toss out charges against Republican former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who had been convicted of lying to the FBI.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Tarantino was hit with a separate charge of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agents.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The Trump administration has gotten away with lying to working-class communities because Democrats haven't done the hard work of explaining why MAGAism cuts against working-class interests.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The Justice Department moved to toss out charges against Republican former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who had been convicted of lying to the FBI.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Tarantino was hit with a separate charge of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agents.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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