She called him a dirty liar.
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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Miller’s attorney, Bijan Darvish, accused Nelson during closing arguments on Tuesday of falsely testifying that Miller was a liar who made up her allegations.—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025 Anyone who tells you different is a liar (and pathetic, and alone in life).—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025 During closing arguments on Tuesday, defense attorneys tried to portray Serrano as a pathological liar whose testimony could not be trusted.—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 The resolution, sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), has backing from some of Trump’s biggest supporters in the Senate as well as those who are outspoken in their views that Putin is a liar and murderer.—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for liar
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of liar was
before the 12th century
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