How to Use "Lie" with Example Sentences

lie (v): to be in a flat position; to say something that is not true

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Used with adverbs:

"I'm going to lie down in the room."
(down)

"The boy just lay there looking at me."
(there)

"He was lying comfortably on the bed."
(comfortably, peacefully, quietly)

"He constantly lies to everyone."
(constantly, repeatedly, convincingly, blatantly, deliberately, intentionally, easily)

Used with prepositions:

"She likes to lie on her back."
(on)

"She is lying in bed."
(in)

"She lies about her job."
(about)

"He lied to me."
(to)

lie (n): a false statement

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Used with adjectives:

"How could he tell such a big lie?"
(big, vicious, outrageous, deliberate, blatant)

"That's an absolute lie."
(absolute, complete, downright, flat-out, total)

"She told a little lie to her mother."
(little)

Used with verbs:

"That is a total lie!"
(be: is/am/are)

"He tells so many lies."
(tells)

"Don't believe his lies."
(believe, be fooled by)

"They exposed her lies to the media."
(exposed)

"He lived a lie for 20 years."
(lived)

Used with nouns:

"The police used a lie detector on the suspect."
(detector)