Sentence examples for lie to explain from inspiring English sources

Mrs Steel told the annual conference of the Girls Schools Associationn, which represents more than 200 fee-paying schools, that some parents were happy to lie to explain unfinished work or non-attendance.

She would have to make up some stupid lie, to explain things.

The stamps will reflect that you entered Mexico then re-entered only a few days later, so you might want to think of a lie to explain where you went in between.

As Johanna ratchets up her demands, Irene tells Albert ever more complex lies to explain sudden absences, requests for money, and missing pieces of jewelry.

Make sure you know what you were actually supposed to be doing all day and come up with believable excuses to explain why you haven't done a task, or convincing lies to explain that you have.

("You don't want to lie to the audience," Malloy explained).

"I'm not going to lie to you," he says, explaining why he went to the World Cup with an injury.

Early in "Lie" Jake tries to explain the resentment he felt when his wife appeared in a local play as an actress.

If your child does lie to you, tell them that you know in your heart that they are not the type of person who lies, explain that you understand they did it to avoid getting in trouble, but you expect them to always tell the truth.

If television lies, he tries to explain, it's simply less interesting.

It makes no sense to most grown ups but the responsibility lies with parents to explain to children why they woke up in the dark yesterday and in the sunlight today.