lied
1 Americanverb
noun
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lieder
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lied
Borrowed into English from German around 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, leading the prosecution, said Castro had lied about being attacked before the shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
For decades, Kennedy says, the government has lied to Americans about saturated fat.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Both admitted they had lied about where the pills were sourced, their purity and their company's testing procedures.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Karl Morecroft, 45, lied to club members at RTB Ebbw Vale while taking home the payments over the course of 15 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Because if she were to check the call log right, it would be clear that Scoob lied to her: he never actually placed the call to Shenice’s number.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
And lieder, folk and church music alone, no matter how immaculately sung, rarely turn artists into stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The pianist Irwin Gage accompanies Heynis on a disc of German lieder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Schubert’s lieder will always reign supreme, but it’s hard to disagree.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Apart from “An die ferne Geliebte,” Beethoven’s lieder are chronically overlooked next to his towering achievements in the symphony, sonata and string quartet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
Boghetti coached her in Italian, hut she found it difficult to master the German lieder that were an important part of any recital.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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