lier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lier
Example Sentences
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Counting an ear lier RBI, the final score was the Penguin 4, the Yankees 3.
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In October 1976, also without warning and also at a time of triumph, Paley sacked Backe's predecessor, Arthur Taylor, the self-confident financial expert Paley had hand-picked as president four years ear lier.
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Sensing a return of the ear lier breakdown, Aurelia begged her daughter to come home.
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Those ear lier Vargas Llosa novels, some written while he lived in Europe, were glaring reflections of Peruvian oppression and corruption and the Latin cult of virility.
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She found his massive shoulder with lier hand.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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