lie with

phrasal verb

lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with

—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something

Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.

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 decision ultimately lies with Judge Merchan, who is not required to imprison Trump if he’s convicted by a jury. —

Nik Popli, TIME, 21 May 2024 Part of the problem lies with restrictions on the use of sophisticated American weaponry. —

Constant Méheut, New York Times, 18 May 2024 However, the blame does NOT lie with our current Board of County Commissioners. —

For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024 The committee argued that, per Missouri law, the sole authority for determining who runs under the Republican or Democrat banner lies with the political parties. —

Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024 The future may lie with smaller, lighter instruments, ones that could be put into orbit more cheaply and nimbly than Terra, Aqua and Aura were back in their day. —

Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024 The section made clear that the responsibility lies with the school and stands by its decision to move forward without the 13 boys and girls swimmers from Acalanes. —

Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 But executive power lies with the prime minister, and the president’s veto could easily be overturned by Parliament. —

Astrig Agopian, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024 His concern lies with how those results came to be. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024

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