lie to

verb

lay to; lain to; lying to; lies to

intransitive verb

of a ship

: to stay stationary with head to windward

Examples of lie to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Flynn ultimately pled guilty to lying to federal agents. —

Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 The richest man in the world instead used his megaphone to lie to disaster victims, telling them that help was not on the way. —

Lorraine Ali, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024 New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal probe: A timeline of corruption investigation According to the criminal complaint, Bahi allegedly told Adams campaign donors to lie to the FBI and deleted the messaging app Signal from his phone as agents arrived to search his house. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024 To make matters worse, the federal government is now using these lies to prosecute my son. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lie to

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