Example Sentences

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If ever I win Jenny—and God grant I may I—I’ll win her righteously, not lyingly.

From The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender by Evans, W.O.E.

In the beginning he played with him, too, lyingly, as he had with himself at the masquerade and in Tartarus.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

I'm more than glad, Duncan," he lyingly said, "that these financial people have asked you to examine and report upon this scheme of extension.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary

Why did ye lyingly Think such a thing, Seeing how flyingly Wealth may take wing?

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

At least, she could not say afterwards that he had ever tried to make himself falsely civil and lyingly agreeable.

From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Crosby, Raymond Moreau