How to Use lie with in a Sentence

lie with

phrasal verb
Definition of lie withnext
  • The secret to the Strike’s sweet ride lies with the insole.
    — Cory Smith, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
  • DeSantis said some of the blame for that lies with the media.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Part of the challenge lies with the changing consumer base.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Kevin Spacey’s fate now lies with 12 members of the British public.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • The problem lies with the question of how fast space is growing.
    — Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Not restless, just wants to lie with you and snuggle up.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 June 2024
  • At age 10, on her first fox hunt, her sympathies lie with the fox.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But if Neon loves its stars, its heart lies with the nobodies.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2023
  • And to be clear, the singer’s sympathies do not lie with the billionaire.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
  • One key to tackling that problem lies with teenage girls like Asiya Saidu.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Some critics argue much of the blame lies with the packaging.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The real issue lies with those here in the U.S. with bad intentions.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The answer, at least in part, lies with the construction program.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The fate of the moderators’ complaint lies with the Kenyan court, with the next hearing on July 10.
    — Evelyne Musambi and Cara Anna, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
  • The society’s roots lie with a program started in 1956, as the space race began to take off.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The Tiffany necklace lies with Mia’s ashes in a rose quartz urn in their Alhambra home.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The major uncertainty lies with how far north and west a nose of mild air coming from the south makes it.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The problem lies with Moreno, who intended to sell the team then pulled it off the market in January.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The fault instead lies with the league and Garber for passing the officials off as MLS-worthy.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • When dining with a group, the trouble lies with finding a menu that can please everyone.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But in a letter to the company last year, the agency said the blame for the crisis ultimately lies with Philips.
    — Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Mostly the fault lies with Republicans, but the Democrats deserve some blame too.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey said Thursday that blame for her killing lay with the deputy alone.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Can anyone dispute with a straight face that, here too, the blame lies with Republicans?
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • He was found lying with his face up and his head on a rock, ERT reported, according to Reuters.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
  • The guilt lies with a person who chooses to enact violence.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The toy’s origins lie with Ruth Handler, a founder of Mattel who wanted to make a doll for girls like her daughter, Barbara.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • If doesn’t get a new deal before season, the future of everyone arguably lies with Prescott’s play in 2024.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2024
  • The heroes’ fate may lie with Ezra, who disguised himself as a Stormtrooper and jetted off to reunite with Hera and the Resistance.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Decisions on the penalties and how they are calculated would ultimately lie with Vestager.
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024

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