Synonym: exaggerate, fabricate, falsify, fib, recline, repose. Antonym: rise, truth. Similar words: lie on, alien, lie in, client, belief, relief, lie down, believe. Meaning: [laɪ] n. 1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth 2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) 3. position or manner in which something is situated. v. 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position 3. originate (in) 4. be and remain in a particular state or condition 5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive 6. have a place in relation to something else 7. assume a reclining position.
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241, I usually have a bit of a lie down after lunch.
242, Don't just lie there working yourself up, do something about it.
243, She doesn't know you're married? You have to stop living a lie and tell her.
244, You ought to lie in tomorrow and catch up on your sleep.
245, On closer questioning, I discovered that his whole story had been a lie.
246, Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night.
247, His story was one big lie from beginning to end.
248, She wouldn't scruple to tell a lie if she thought it would be useful.
249, To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain.
250, I used to lie awake at night worrying about it.
251, We had to lie to because of the storm wind.
252, Some difficulties lie behind us, but greater ones lie ahead.
253, If he knows I told him a lie, how can I look him in the face again?
254, She had had a presentiment of what might lie ahead.
255, It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.
256, Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed.
257, The fact that the number of deaths from cancer in the area has doubled surely gives the lie to official assurances of the safety of nuclear power.
258, You couldn't fake out the teacher by telling a lie.
259, He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
259, Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
260, I could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.
261, These are questions that lie outside / that do not come within the purview of our inquiry.
262, It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie.
263, If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up.
264, If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
265, He had to go and lie down for a while.
266, A half truth is often no better than a lie.
267, All I need to do is lie down,and I can pop right off.
268, These figures give the lie to reports that business is declining.
269, It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.
270, I suddenly came over funny/queer and had to lie down.