Sentence examples for downright lied from inspiring English sources

The No Child Left Behind Act, which required schools to meet goals on standardized testing to receive federal money, "let states set standards low, and... they downright lied about proficiency," Schneider said.

They can be historic ("Man walks on Moon"), campaigning ("He lied and lied and lied"), classical ("Between Cilla and Charybdis"), subtle ("Flo quiets the Dons"), funny ("Super Caley go ballistic – Celtic are atrocious"), notorious ("Gotcha!"), scurrilous ("Zip me up before you go-go"), or downright absurd ("Freddie Starr ate my hamster").

I lied".

They lied".

She lied.

He lied.

It lied.

Others lied.

"Somebody lied".

Stalin lied.

"He lied, lied and lied again".