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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On multiple occasions, Combs' lawyers called rape accusers 'liars,' callously dismissing this case as a 'fake trial' and a 'Me Too money grab.' ...—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 July 2025 So, as at this point, is Redstone’s Paramount Global essentially calling Donald Trump a liar or simply pleading ignorance?—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2025 To put it bluntly, in addition to being a serial exaggerator, Donald Trump is also a liar.—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025 Two of the liars, Mirren (McGregor) and Gat (Maheshwari), died at the end of season 1.—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 June 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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