How to use "lies" in a sentence

The measure of that restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort

Eleanor smiles shyly and moves the elegant white silk scarf that lies around her neck above her black dress

Yes, a brave dog to protect you instead of just a lazy cat that lies in dangerous places.

As he lies there shouting and screaming and trying to pull the pieces of shot from his skin, he looks up at the beautiful blue sky and green trees and magnificent forest.

They're filling your head with lies

I'm pretty sure we can find a reporter who'll go with that much and write a story about how a bunch of nameless, faceless people want to keep us from reopening Danny's grave, how maybe something truly strange lies at the bottom of the Sierra tragedy

'Well, this person began by saying, "You are a very unpleasant old woman who tells lies!" Me, Colonel Melchett! "And now the police are after you."'

'What's the good of going on with such lies?' said the soldier

She lies down again and turns her face to the wall, and James throws himself down beside her.

Here lies Laura, Lady Glyde, wife of Sir Percival Glyde, born 27 March 1829; married 22 December 1849; died 25 July 1850.

There was a new inscription written on it: 'Here lies Laura, Lady Glyde...' In the near distance I saw two women with veils over their faces

Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies." People have called her "the Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab World".