Examples of lie to in a Sentence
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Readers Respond The previous question was from a reader who was concerned about being asked to lie to help his relative.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal charges that included lying to Congress, campaign-finance violations and tax evasion.
—Brooke Singman, Fox News, 7 May 2024
The 40-year-old was sentenced in November 2022, nearly a full year after being found guilty of lying to investors to raise money for her blood-testing startup Theranos in January 2022.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
Misappropriated funds, lying to a court and going dark on the Florida Bar after a complaint are among reasons six attorneys from Broward and Palm Beach counties made the monthly list of lawyers disciplined by the state Supreme Court.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
In cross-examining Meehan, the state’s attorneys portrayed him as a violent child who continued to cause trouble at the youth center — and a delusional adult who is exaggerates or lies to get money.
—Holly Ramer, Twin Cities, 3 May 2024
Those who enter the city without a ticket, enter on a date other than the date specified on the ticket or lie to obtain an exemption are subject to a fine of €50 to €300 plus €10 for the entry fee.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
In November 2018, Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to a congressional committee about efforts to construct a Trump Tower in Moscow.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
My two brothers and I had to lie to Mom, who had been angrily demanding her independence, in an effort to move her away from the isolated mountains and into an assisted-living condo.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal charges that included lying to Congress, campaign-finance violations and tax evasion.
—Brooke Singman, Fox News, 7 May 2024
The 40-year-old was sentenced in November 2022, nearly a full year after being found guilty of lying to investors to raise money for her blood-testing startup Theranos in January 2022.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
Misappropriated funds, lying to a court and going dark on the Florida Bar after a complaint are among reasons six attorneys from Broward and Palm Beach counties made the monthly list of lawyers disciplined by the state Supreme Court.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
In cross-examining Meehan, the state’s attorneys portrayed him as a violent child who continued to cause trouble at the youth center — and a delusional adult who is exaggerates or lies to get money.
—Holly Ramer, Twin Cities, 3 May 2024
Those who enter the city without a ticket, enter on a date other than the date specified on the ticket or lie to obtain an exemption are subject to a fine of €50 to €300 plus €10 for the entry fee.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
In November 2018, Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to a congressional committee about efforts to construct a Trump Tower in Moscow.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
My two brothers and I had to lie to Mom, who had been angrily demanding her independence, in an effort to move her away from the isolated mountains and into an assisted-living condo.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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