Sentence examples for lying to try from inspiring English sources

He's lying to try and cover himself.

Fiction and nonfiction are just two different ways of lying to try to get at truths.

Saddam could have been lying to try to save his skin, of course.

A week later European Club Rugby launched an investigation which proved that Richards had been "the directorial mind" behind the ridiculous deception, as well as the subsequent lying to try to obscure the fact that Williams had also persuaded the club doctor, Wendy Chapman, to cut his mouth in a desperate bid to make the injury appear genuine.

They had concocted detailed lies to try to avoid responsibility for their horrific crime.

I myself was offered three to nine to 'coöperate.' But I have no knowledge of this crime and would not lie to try to protect myself," he said.

Manchester are the favourites, but that is where the attraction lies: to try to beat a favourite".

It is downright lies to try to make a political point".

Rather, they are using fear and lies to try and kill progress on health care reform.

He'd rather lie to try to get the win so that people will believe him.

Admittedly, I sometimes feel uncomfortable when I listen to people who have decided to systematically lie to try to protect themselves.