LYING in a Sentence
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256 example sentences for LYING, such as:
1. I got in trouble for lying.
2. I believe you're lying about a siege.
3. He was lying on the sofa watching TV.
4. It's lying you are, and I'm proud of it.
5. The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
2. I believe you're lying about a siege.
3. He was lying on the sofa watching TV.
4. It's lying you are, and I'm proud of it.
5. The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
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Meanings and Examples of LYING
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lying
n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Besides, he hated lying; if he wanted the money he wanted it, and it was nobody's business to ask why.
2 She stood silent, her hands lying cold and relaxed in his.
3 The thought of the animal's suffering was intolerable to him and he struggled to raise himself, and could not because a rock, or some huge mass, seemed to be lying on him.
4 It's lying you are, and I'm proud of it.
5 Gradually the plantation widened out, as Gerald bought more acres lying near him, and in time the white house became a reality instead of a dream.
6 Scarlett had made certain that Melanie was lying down on the bed with Honey and Hetty Tarleton before she slipped into the hall and started down the stairs.
7 She caught hold of the back of the chair, her knees going weak under her, as Rhett Butler rose from the sofa where he had been lying and made her a bow of exaggerated politeness.
8 She was seventeen years old and she had a husband lying at Oakland Cemetery and a baby in his cradle at Aunt Pittypat's and everyone thought she should be content with her lot.
9 A gentleman always appeared to believe a lady even when he knew she was lying.
10 But she could not answer, so stricken was she by the pictures her mind was drawing, Ashley lying dead in the snows of Virginia, so far away from her.
11 But lying weak and forlorn in the bed, she could only nod.
12 Rhett, Captain Randall was lying to me, just like all the men do-- trying to keep the truth from us women for fear we'll faint.
13 I believe you're lying about a siege.
14 She said, after each pain: "It wasn't very bad, really," and Scarlett knew she was lying.
15 She ran around the wagon and saw him lying on his side.
Example Sentence: (46 in 4 pages)
1 The streetcar was derailed by a stone lying across the rails of a track.
2 The libel claim followed an article which insinuated that the President was lying.
3 A leading article in "The Times" accused the minister of lying.
4 The artist had depicted her lying naked on a bed.
5 The attorney demonstrated that the witness was lying.
6 He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.
7 I got in trouble for lying.
8 He was lying on the sofa watching TV.
9 He spread-eagled his limbs while lying on the grass.
10 I won't insult your intelligence by lying.
11 The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
12 He was just lying there completely pissed.
13 A heap of old clothes was lying in the corner.
14 The prosecution was able to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the woman had been lying.
15 He could have been lying injured on the moors after a fall from his horse.