lie with
phrasal verb
lay with; lain with; lying with; lies with
1
—used to say who has the blame or responsibility for something
Responsibility for the accident lies with the company.
2
literary
: to have sex with (someone)
when he first lay with her
Examples of lie with in a Sentence
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The committee argued that, per Missouri law, the sole authority for determining who runs under the Republican or Democrat banner lies with the political parties.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
The future may lie with smaller, lighter instruments, ones that could be put into orbit more cheaply and nimbly than Terra, Aqua and Aura were back in their day.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The section made clear that the responsibility lies with the school and stands by its decision to move forward without the 13 boys and girls swimmers from Acalanes.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
But executive power lies with the prime minister, and the president’s veto could easily be overturned by Parliament.
—Astrig Agopian, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
His concern lies with how those results came to be.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, the primary responsibility for the unhealthy state of the U.S. economy and democracy lies with the Republican Party.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
However, the broader concerns lie with PSG and, arguably more so, the French top flight generally—entities interlinked.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The reason may lie with the yacht’s unofficial owner, believed to be Russian president Vladimir Putin.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
The future may lie with smaller, lighter instruments, ones that could be put into orbit more cheaply and nimbly than Terra, Aqua and Aura were back in their day.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The section made clear that the responsibility lies with the school and stands by its decision to move forward without the 13 boys and girls swimmers from Acalanes.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
But executive power lies with the prime minister, and the president’s veto could easily be overturned by Parliament.
—Astrig Agopian, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
His concern lies with how those results came to be.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, the primary responsibility for the unhealthy state of the U.S. economy and democracy lies with the Republican Party.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
However, the broader concerns lie with PSG and, arguably more so, the French top flight generally—entities interlinked.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The reason may lie with the yacht’s unofficial owner, believed to be Russian president Vladimir Putin.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Lie with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20with. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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