| 单词 | fib |
| 例句 | It’s a kind of subconscious, schizophrenic fibbing, if you ask me, and if those parents don’t have guilt complexes, I don’t know who has. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Dear me!” said the old lady, putting up her glass for another observation of Meg, who tried to look as if she had not heard and been rather shocked at Mrs. Moffat’s fibs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The fib was an easy one to tell. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mercifully, the Gran raised her arms then and the crowd went silent, saving Seven from having to fib and say whatever she got would be a blessing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I was about to fib to her, but I had decided it was okay since it was for her good. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m aware of that,” she says, and decides not to argue with me about the content of our notes, even though she knows I’m fibbing. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn’t crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "Crow and Otis are still slopping soup," Turtle fibbed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z So I don’t fib right here, right now in church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nan had a stockpile of quotes about lying, but I knew the situation called for more fibbing than usual, at least until I’d worked out what to do next. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Here Roy let Beatrice take over the story, as she was more experienced at fibbing to adults. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She fell down the front steps when we were leaving,” I offered, returning to my natural fibbing habit. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The only difference between her fibs and mine are that hers are eerie—she’s got a gift for saying things that make you anxious. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I used to be able to tell when she was fibbing, but lately I wasn’t so sure. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My mom nods, willing to accept the fib, if only to lessen her own worry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She might fib a little, but she never broke her promises. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Shelly was sharp when it came to sniffing out fibs, so I just came out and asked her: “Did you ever hear about anything crooked going on with that boat?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s okay, Mom,” I comfort, fibbing to make her feel better. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Room 5 always told the truth, except when they fibbed a little. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t see the harm in a tiny fib if it helped save the owls. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not want to fib, especially in church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But since seeing the dead, Ophie had been lying a lot more often, and it was starting to get so that the truth was so unbelievable that fibbing seemed more honest in a way. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Any other day of my life I could have won a fibbing contest hands down, and that, that is what I came up with: the pathetic truth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Serves the little loudmouth right, I thought, fibbing on me like that. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was obvious to Roy that Beatrice was experienced at fibbing to grownups. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Little Arliss could come in and tell Mama a big fib about how he caught it himself. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, has it? Don't fib to me. You know I can tell.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No reporter ever cottoned on to her fib, but the newspaper coverage rattled her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Not at all,” she said, but Barry could see she was fibbing. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z So what if she’d fibbed a little about her pencil case? Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in lying—was against it in fact—but she also didn’t feel we should go around telling people things that would make them think we were fibbing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I’ll have to fib when I tell the nurse I got my period and that I need to borrow fresh clothes, but it’s worth it to keep the secret of the underpants safe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He can get so involved in a fib that you can tell he believes it enough to enjoy it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z And “Impastor” is about a fake minister whose whole life is a fib. Review: ‘The Jim Gaffigan Show’ and ‘Impastor,’ Comedies About Liars and Religion 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z For baffling reasons, Mr. Williams fibbed about his war zone derring-do. George Stephanopoulos and the Line Between News and Entertainment 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Behind the outrageous interludes showcasing Robin using persuasive fibbing to guide her clients through every kind of extravagant embarrassment, she’s confronted with the pressures all women must face. Smart Watch: "Flack," "Whiskey Cavalier" and sex appeal of liars 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Enormous amounts of time are spent not in having adventures or making up fibs but in wondering, sometimes to ping-pong music, whether the wooodentop wants to go to school. The House Where Winter Lives; Hansel and Gretel; Pinocchio – review 2012-12-30T00:06:25Z “But technically, she has a cough, so yeah, I’m fibbing. I say ‘yes’ when it’s a different cough.” Fever? Sore Throat? They Just Check ‘No’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The man, quite honestly, deserves to spend the rest of his days sitting on a throne of fibs at the summit of Porky Pie Mountain. 'The worst lie since Santa': why Carpool Karaoke is TV's biggest con 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z It emerged in 2002 already poking fun at its own snobbishness, with the single “Losing My Edge,” the hilariously fibbed bragging rights of an aging, anxious hipster. Music: James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem Talks About Discoveries 2010-05-28T21:35:00Z The key problem is the film’s fear of the original author Carlo Collodi’s theme: that children are raw material inclined to sloth, foolishness and self-serving fibs. ‘Pinocchio’ Review: As the Story Grows 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Instead he's itching to figure out where he's going in life, a direction his brother Siegfried has gamed a bit by fibbing to him about the results of his veterinary exams. A worthy return for PBS' "All Creatures Great and Small" celebrates the value of the little things 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z The fibs — er, “facts” — are squeezed to fit the formula. ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Review: Any Odd? He Beat It. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z He fibbed reflexively about everything, about his television success, his friendship with Burt Reynolds, his luncheon with Cher. Review | Everybody who loves books should check out ‘The Library Book’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Scholars say a certain amount of fibbing is socially acceptable — even necessary — to compete in the online dating culture. Online Dating as Scientific Research 2011-11-12T15:00:05Z This is provided by Mary Steenburgen’s schoolmistress, a fellow admirer of Jules Verne who likes the old boy’s piercing eyes but thinks he’s telling fibs. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z But it’s a small fib, and there’s at least one of those in every glass of whiskey you’ve ever drunk. Teeling Irish Whiskey's Pots O' Gold 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z He loves Agent Q comics and the one thing he is good at is telling fibs, but he just thinks they are stories. The Book Bunch - group review selection 2013-02-06T09:00:00Z “I loved hitting people,” Mills says so meekly it sounds like a fib. How Blake Mills became good at everything 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Hawkins keeps all these fibs, threats and innuendoes swirling through her book, to the point where they frighten and undermine each of her characters. ‘The Girl on the Train,’ by Paula Hawkins 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z He was happy to describe his own output as “tall tales, fibs, lies, whoppers” — a penchant that explains his attraction to the vainglorious, less than truthful hero of “Falstaff.” Robert Nye, Novelist Who Imagined Falstaff’s Memoirs, Dies at 77 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z In the strained voice of a parent fibbing to mollify a child he adds: "He's sleeping." Cult artist Marcel Dzama: 'I try not to censor myself' 2013-04-02T17:00:27Z His vagueness about his own mayoral policies is taken as a sign of honesty, his sexual adventures and fibs as a standard feature of a lovable rogue's repertoire. Can 'Bonking Boris' have his cake and eat it? 2010-07-20T10:30:00Z White lies are the social fibs we all use to smooth the rough edges of life. What made George Santos lie so much? Experts weigh in on his deception. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Still, some observed no such bugs in their strawberries after taking the “challenge,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean the above TikTok users were fibbing. The 'Strawberry Challenge': TikTok users are extracting tiny bugs from fruit with saltwater, freaking out 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Alice’s mother encouraged her interest in art and unwittingly guaranteed the first notable recognition of her talent by telling a fib. Alice Davis, Costume Designer for Disney Rides, Dies at 93 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z That impulse may explain Claire Malone’s “exposé” in the New Yorker about the so-called “fibs” comedian Hasan Minhaj told in his stand-up routines as well as the flurry of overblown reactions it caused. Off with his head: The manufactured scandal over Hasan Minhaj 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "It's almost time! The live event will start soon," fibbed a card keeping eager viewers on hold. "Love Is Blind" promised a live reunion, only to stand us up. So, what did we learn? 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z With the help of the only teacher who didn’t think I was nuts, I wangled a job at a resort in Colorado by saying I was a college student, a small fib. A Prairie Prologue in Nebraska 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z How can that lying, least literal of places, the theatre, bring to life the story of someone who cannot tell a fib? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Untold Stories – review 2013-03-17T00:05:53Z The petulant duo then used fibs and high-pressure tactics to get enough signatures on petitions to force a special election to overturn the council’s action. Need proof that the “gig economy” is painful? Just ask people who work for Uber or Lyft 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z A quick fib like, “I’m a bartender,” would only minimize what I really did. That awkward conversation about my stripping 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z Bell finds it hard to explain Clarrie's loyalty to her husband, given his many fibs and schemes down the years. "It's a thrill to be back", says original voice of The Archers 2013-01-12T15:23:18Z At around the same time, the Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was skewered for having fibbed about getting his. Best of Late Night in 2021: Trump’s Never-Ending Swan Song 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Then fib, “Fortunately, I saw the envelope before I read it.” Social Q?s: Wrong Mail 2011-04-14T19:13:34Z “Finally, it was the Marines at 16, my pop fibbing my age to get me in.” Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z At his death bed, some of the siblings wanted to comfort him, so they fibbed that he’d finally been inducted. Ken Burns’s ‘Country Music’ shines a spotlight on an unsung Washingtonian 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z But the actress admits that she'd probably "falter or stutter" if she told a fib and it would quickly be detected. Jolie would not be worth her salt as real-life spy 2010-07-13T20:18:00Z She can always see through the smokescreen, the cloud of fibs we generate to make ourselves feel better about a world where the work of the many subsidizes the opulent lifestyles of the few. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z Fuller says he watches the TV panel show Would I Lie to You with his wife, and she is just as good – or bad – as him at spotting the fibs. How to spot a liar – even if he isn’t a cabinet minister 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z So, what begins as a well-intentioned fib becomes a lazy lie. What Can I Do About My Lying Twin? 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Molly was tired of all the fibbing and back-tracking and endless fear that the secret of baby Jack's real paternity would out. TV review: Coronation Street 2010-12-06T21:01:00Z To ensure Ms. Reardon would “gussy up,” Mr. Agra said he fibbed and told her they were going to a “work-related” event at the Art Institute of Chicago. A Mermaid Finds Her Captain 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “I’d be telling you a fib if I said I found a recipe in a box in the basement, but I did have some analytical data going back to the 1930s.” Pabst bringing back Ballantine as a craft brew We want to be told, with one proviso: absolutely no fibbing. Bedside reading: the naked truth 2010-04-02T13:30:00Z There are probably more people fibbing online than not. Online book reviews are fantastic ? trust me 2011-03-07T11:00:01Z He said the company had fibbed about the amount of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico and should be asked to explain contradictory statements. CNN's Anderson Cooper attacks BP for staying away 2010-06-15T23:46:00Z Our marriages, our homes, our health and our lives depend on the loony, whimsical fibs and tantrums of bad-tempered oligarchs. Planned Obsolescence 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z A potential employer insists on pulling at loose threads in the story of the coins, demanding proof of every detail and treating what look like minor fibs as evidence of a larger fraud. ‘A Hero’ Review: Debts No Honest Man Can Pay 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z When a person fibs to a traffic cop, she won’t necessarily fidget a lot. 5 Ways to Tell if Someone Is Lying 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z For most parents, small fibs like these are a no-brainer. Parents lie to their kids. What’s the line between okay and damaging? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z "I don't think about it," she says, fibbing slightly. Amy Adams: punching above her weight 2011-01-23T00:05:05Z One is a place for foodies’ ribs; the other is a place for Rudy’s fibs. Style Invitational Week 1467: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z And how will Ash's sudden and unexpected inability to tell fibs affect the con? Tonight's TV highlights: Father Ray Comes Out 2011-02-11T00:04:01Z After Spock sends in an official report that exposes Kirk's fibbing, the rupture is worthy of a tycoon's divorce: Kirk, furious, is deprived of his command, while Spock is transferred elsewhere. Star Trek Into Darkness – review 2013-04-30T23:11:24Z "I'm particularly thick," she tells Barry early on, obviously fibbing, and you do wonder why. The Arts Show | Radio head 2010-03-31T05:45:00Z Men went to Barneys for quality and price, even if some fibbed to their friends that their suits came from Saks. Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z Fishel recommends Two Truths and a Tall Tale, where you tell two truths and a fib, and everyone has to guess the fib. Perspective | Taking back the family dinner: How we created a mealtime renaissance 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Almost like a white-knuckled addict who feels captive to the demon fix, Mr. Williams distanced himself from his fibs. Brian Williams, in Raw Form, Delivers an Apology on ‘Today’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z I felt like writing to Feedback to complain about Jim's fib. Damazer awarded CBE for services to broadcasting 2010-12-31T00:01:13Z Undeterred, Molly confronts Lester at the drugstore that night, and he fibs as he hops into his wife’s car, with the sticker, “Honk If You’re Knitting.” ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: Boots on the Ground 2014-04-23T03:22:49Z Who cares if she fibbed before a grand jury? ‘The Good Wife’s’ mission accomplished: Alicia has triumphed. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The fashion industry has been spinning this web of fibs, obfuscations and misdirection for years. Analysis | Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Commencing with a cheerful explanation of how all of us are utterly alone in this world, Charlie Brooker turns to TV's treatment of love and how the "flickering fibbing machine" has misled us about romance. Tonight's TV highlights: A Farmer's Life For Me 2011-02-01T00:05:01Z It’s a harmless-enough fib — and probably ensures that they keep their mitts off your dessert plate as well. Social Q?s: My Plate Is Full. Yours Is Borrowed. 2010-12-30T22:16:22Z Calling the behemoth a sandwich is like saying President Trump fibs a little. Review | Taqueria Xochi serves mouthwatering Mexican food from a tiny U Street storefront 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Spare her the embarrassment of drawing attention to her fib. Why Doesn’t Anyone Put as Much Effort Into Secret Santa as I Do? 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z She continues to withhold even as she’s admitted to the hospital, fibbing to her fellow patients and nurses about why she’s there. Hope Gained and Lost, in New Fiction From Around the World 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Either the size of the advance changed his mind or, more likely, that was always a cynical fib. The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z No sooner had we met than Pat confessed that he had fibbed. Perspective | Pat Conroy said he was ‘the most falsely open man’ I’d ever met. He was right. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z At best, “Arrested Development” is a clockwork of meshing narrative gears, misunderstandings and compounding fibs. Review: ‘Arrested Development’ Chases Its Past, Slowly 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z In my research, I’ve discovered that when people fib about themselves, they tend to use I and me less often than people who are being truthful. 5 Ways to Tell if Someone Is Lying 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z When a pair of detectives show up to interview Victor, Pelecanos renders their exchange as screenplay dialogue, the better to show just how much Victor is fibbing to protect his interests. Book review: ‘The Martini Shot,’ by George Pelecanos 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z After actually trying them, the fib became reality, and everyone raved about the snack on camera. Burger King debuts crispy chicken tenders 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z George is used to being in the limelight and now Henry's come along and taken her spot with ridiculous fibs and story's! Famous Five go to Mystery Moor by Enid Blyton - review 2013-06-11T08:00:00Z One traffics in fibs and lies; the other’s pestered by libs and flies. Style Invitational Week 1467: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z In one memorable experience, Pearce fibbed about her age while applying for a recent gig, and said the employers were shocked to learn her true age. Vegan woman, 48, credits diet for youthful looks 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Fortunately, I didn't have to fib in my reply. Tobias Menzies on playing Prince Philip: "I didn't feel I was ever going to get a call from him" 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z I did and I think any performer who claims not to have, at some point in their career, is probably telling a fib. Jude Law interview: 'I was an optimist. A champion of the human spirit' 2011-07-30T21:00:02Z There would be sacrifices and hardship and even pragmatic fibs along the way -- the good lie of the title -- but also, she hoped, redemption. 'The Good Lie's' improbable Hollywood journey 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z But in reality, some of what we think we know is bunkum and myth, quite often spread by the artist himself, who was famous for hiding behind a smoke screen of partial-truths and outright fibs. Think You Know Andy Warhol? Here Are Five Truths That May Surprise 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z So in remembering his youth he fibs and cuts corners, whitewashing the past until the garishly bright Miami he grew up in starts to appear inoffensively, suspiciously sepia. Theater Review: Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas’s ‘Bird in the Hand’ at the New City 2012-09-13T22:12:03Z Having lived my younger years in utter terror at his wrath for the smallest fib, and then to discover the depth of his own dishonesty, was cataclysmic. My father’s double life 2014-03-24T23:07:00Z Your fib provides one more reason for callous hosts to dismiss assertions by people who are in peril. Perspective | Miss Manners: Three cases of ‘I can’t eat that’ 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z This is provided by Mary Steenburgen’s schoolmistress, a fellow admirer of Jules Verne who likes the old boy’s piercing eyes but thinks he’s telling fibs. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Let’s start with fibs handed down from our parents. Parents lie to their kids. What’s the line between okay and damaging? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Sharon, for all the comparative innocence she displays at the opening of the book, proves a somewhat unreliable narrator, capable of fibbing to herself, and therefore to us. Review | Can a friendship between two cartoonists survive their own success? 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z There are steep cultural pressures you knew about going in, you’ve been embraced beyond expectations by his core people, and you’re undone by a sidewalk fib? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A mixed relationship and a mixed message 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z In the meantime, a kind of comfort with small fibs settles into the populace. Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z So Disney fibbed and said he wanted them. Magazine Preview: You Blow My Mind. Hey, Mickey! 2011-06-09T14:04:26Z First comes love, then comes drama: El wants to design footwear for Kira’s family business, and fibs about a wealth of experience to score the gig. ‘Sneakerella’ Review: Beauty and the Hypebeast 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He made his fib sound like a one-time misguided effort to pay homage to veterans. Brian Williams’s War Story 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Should we tell our son the truth or fib and say his dad is traveling for work while he quarantines at his parents’ house? Do We Need to Tell Our Son That His Dad Has Coronavirus? 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Maybe she would rather vacation than see you, and maybe she doesn’t care about your family, and maybe she fibbed about his back and her time off. Carolyn Hax: Try showing some gratitude instead of demanding more 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z If so, I could live with a little fibbing. This Life: Act II for the Tooth Fairy ? This Life 2011-12-09T18:52:47Z Maybe there’s something of value in the fib. ‘The Leftovers’ Recap: Let’s Give Them Something 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z "There are a lot of people that may feel this is just a little fibbing and not really a case and I get that," he wrote. Florida woman sues Kraft Heinz over microwave time for single-serving mac and cheese 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z It seemed like a ploy to tarnish Sciorra’s credibility, but in the 1997 clip, she went on to explain that those fibs involved inane things like claiming her father raised iguanas for circuses. Week 1 of Weinstein trial: Vile allegations, X-rated gifts 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Either Gagarin was fibbing, or he had a strong stomach. The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z One survey concluded that one in four Americans who claimed to floss regularly was fibbing. What Went Wrong with a Highly Publicized COVID Mask Analysis? 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z When Will Smith famously screamed at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f— mouth,” it was an honest moment of rage but also a slight fib. A pre-slap premonition. Life-saving ayahuasca. Jada Pinkett Smith unveils 'surreal' secrets 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z James’ lawsuit accused Trump and his company of a long list of fibs in the financial statements he gave to banks. Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z He wasn’t aware at the time, but the daughter had gone next door and called 911 to say someone had been stabbed — a fib that she later retracted, White said. Man shot by LAPD officers who mistook cellphone for gun wins $2.35 million at trial 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The "fibs" Malone finds in Minhaj's comedy were not part of a show designed to inform the public. Hasan Minhaj and the New Yorker: Who decided comedy needed fact-checking? 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z But the current thinking among dementia experts is that going along with relatively harmless delusions is more compassionate, a strategy known as “therapeutic fibbing” or “validation therapy.” How My Mother’s Dementia Showed Me Another Side of Neurodiversity 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Her children asked why, and she fibbed: “Oh, because I like the car.” Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador’s President Bukele turns to sports 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Three professors at other universities accused Ms. Gino’s of a history of fibbing about her research on their own blog. Harvard professor who researches honesty accused of falsifying data 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z The minor deception — really just a fib — had secured the confection. Nothing to see here? Crowds flocking to Horses restaurant despite divorce drama 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The sin of fibbing is actually the least common. How corporations use greenwashing to convince you they are battling climate change 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z A fib without fraud charges can still be costly. Is It Fraud, or Is It ‘Puffery’? 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Corbett also is known for playfully fibbing to the media: In 2021, he claimed he was going to appear in “quite a few” episodes in Season 1 of “And Just Like That.” The Aidan and Carrie photos are a ruse! And other harebrained 'And Just Like That' theories 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Sometimes, they complain of untruths, misleading statements or outright fibs. Opinion | Joe Biden is a ‘liar’? Watch your language! 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Heather’s advice is to fib and not give your kid’s exact birth date. We keep trying to make AI therapists. It’s not working. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z This advisedly clunky emphasis on fibs and their detection is something of a Johnson trademark. Review | Natasha Lyonne soars in ‘Poker Face.’ If only the mysteries did. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Cats never fib; we get what we want by being adorable or irritating. A cat reviews Netflix's new docuseries about the world's richest dog 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z But for someone who is already elected, Redfield said getting caught fibbing isn’t a clear-cut end. Lying for the job. From politicians and office workers, is it worth the risk? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z "His lies were not mere fibs. He disgraced the House of Representatives, and we do not consider him one of our congress people. He's not welcome here at Republican headquarters." Republicans in George Santos' home district call on him to resign — and expose another lie 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “His lies were not mere fibs. He disgraced the House of Representatives,” Joseph Cairo Jr., chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee, said at a news conference. New York Republicans call on new GOP Rep. Santos to resign 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z To scare them away, Lily fibbed that the wound resulted from a shark fight. Good Counsel QB’s sister died of cancer, so now he plays for her 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Numbers can fib sometimes — but the data regarding the risk players face on turf as compared to grass is persuasive. It’s time give more thought to installing grass playing fields in stadiums 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop. Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates vague on plans for ’24 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Hensel told jurors she scanned parking lots for threats and checked the back seat of her car, fibbing to her toddler that she was making sure the family dog had not climbed inside. How the jury divided $965 million in damages among the plaintiffs in the case. 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The boss might have been fibbing a bit. LOVERRO: Snyder’s offseason promises look emptier with every loss. Is anyone surprised? 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z To avoid missing a game, Keiller fibbed that she required the procedure earlier to visit her mother. Stage 4 colon cancer shook her. But there’s a soccer season to coach. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Palmer learned later that Bamberger was fibbing and trying to push his pitchers. Complete games disappearing in baseball’s Analytics Age 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z And, Farahnik Yadegar pointed out, parents might also find out their kids were fibbing about their birth date if they try to turn on parental controls but find their teens ineligible. Social media offers parents more controls. But do they help? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Along with his shovel and buckets, he will have a machete for any overgrowth and a few fibs for any inquisitors. He’s baseball’s only mud supplier. It’s a job he may soon lose 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The progenitor of the “big lie,” stripped of his law license for that, is now fibbing in the produce aisle — and stocking up on embellishments about the backslap as if it were double-coupon day. Opinion | Rudy Giuliani gets caught in another lie — at a supermarket 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Caplan insists he has never lied to reporters, but his career started with a fib. Hernández: Boxing publicist recounts escape from Venezuela with George Foreman 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z She said she "told a fib" when she informed Mrs Vardy that she did not know how the unfollowing had happened, but said keeping the real reason secret was important to her sting operation. Coleen Rooney says text from Rebekah Vardy raised suspicions 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z As he begins researching the facts of his wife’s life — clandestinely, so as not to upset her — Leo stumbles upon some “submerged” fibs the size of the Rock of Gibraltar. Review | ‘The Love of My Life’ is a masterful domestic thriller with a doozy of a plot 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z People, he added, tend to learn from a young age the advantages conferred by fibbing. Do You Know Who That Worker You Just Hired Really Is? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z I’d be fibbing if I said the fog surrounding Foggy Bottom and hovering around the campus of the Kennedy Center through intermission didn’t set the tone for Sibelius’s Fifth. Review | Gemma New brings out a softer side of the NSO 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z “I have a photo of him that has ‘the look,’ “ she says. “You wouldn’t dream of telling a fib or anything.” Ralph Himmelsbach spent the last 9 years of his FBI career on the 1971 D.B. Cooper hijacking, and then put it squarely behind him — at least, until someone else brought it up 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z But even if some of his past fibs may have arguably been more harmful to others around him, this one hits on a particular sensitivity that, psychologists have found, holds special power to enrage. Why Boris Johnson May Finally Have Gone Too Far 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z It isn’t illegal to fib to the public about how much your penthouse is worth, but it could be a crime to lie about the value of assets to banks, business partners or tax authorities. What comes next in New York’s investigation of Donald Trump 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z “All you have to do is know the facts, and you realize that the president wasn’t misleading us only, he was actually fibbing to us, in order to amass political power — basically lying to us.” Scott creates MLK Day videos, hopes to rebut Biden speech 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z "It does seem that he's been telling a few fibs too. So I think he should just probably go back." Australian Open draw delayed as Djokovic visa decision awaited 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It turned out that was a big fib and, as dictated by statute, the final drawing of lines has now been passed to the state Supreme Court. An ‘A’ in evasion and shiftiness 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Weisberg says those who fib in initial reports to police are frequently quick to recant and often aren’t charged if they take it back immediately. EXPLAINER: What charges does Jussie Smollett face at trial? 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z But do you really have to fib to get the jab? Do I have to lie to get a COVID-19 booster shot? No, and here's why 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z President Biden was caught in an apparent fib Wednesday after he repeated a previously debunked yarn about an encounter with an Amtrak employee who died a year before the conversation allegedly took place. Biden caught repeating debunked Amtrak tale in Scranton speech 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Never mind the secretary of homeland security calling the southern border “closed,” a garden-variety fib refuted by graphic journalism. Opinion | Propounding weird language is worsening today’s social fraying 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z When deployed more widely to sniff out passengers, the dogs may also deter would-be travelers inclined to fib about their coronavirus exposure or infection status. Coronavirus-sniffing dogs are checking employees at Miami airport 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z "There will be some folks who fib, no doubt about that," said Dr. William Schaffner, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, in Nashville. The unvaccinated face a series of hurdles if they want to work 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z With no end in sight to the Depression, maybe Seattle was ready for a boost, even one fabricated with a photographer’s fib. An aerial depiction of Seattle’s too-busy bay feels right for its time 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago next week, a forgivable fib about a stomach ache presaged momentous changes. Opinion | ‘Strategic ambiguity’ is no longer a prudent U.S. policy on Taiwan 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z People are notorious for fibbing to their doctors, and for not following their instructions. Perspective | Some folks decide not to take their medications. I was one of them. Big mistake. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z And now you have a white reporter named Sam Dean telling us that a Mexican had fibbed about creating a product popular with so many? Column: What the anger over Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin story is really about 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z He joined the Army out of high school in 1945, and not being 18, got his dad, a finish carpenter, to fib about his age. Chuck Eck, one of The Seattle Times’ unsung editors who watched the industry’s evolution, dies at 92 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z You can equivocate, or dissemble, or palter, or mislead, or prevaricate, or fib, or perjure. Opinion | Elected Republicans are lying with open eyes. Their excuses are disgraceful. 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The father of the nation was in fact not above the odd fib himself. Who truly was the most dishonest president? 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z In “We Run the Tides,” Eulabee is an adept liar but her fibs are small stuff compared to the monster fabrications of Maria Fabiola, Eulabee’s friend and the social queen of Sea Cliff. Review: Vendela Vida's ode to teen strife could have been a great San Francisco novel 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z This resulted, or so the narrative holds, from a betrayal by the moderates, who are constantly baiting, switching and generally fibbing. Opinion | How do you count to 2,000? The Democrats cannot decide. 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s not necessarily the stuff you see most advertised — like the fib about faster 5G phones — that made the best impression. Review | It’s okay if you weren’t paying attention to gadgets in 2020. Here are the best ones you missed. 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z “The truth is, I’ve been telling a little bit of a fib so as to not embarrass him,” the “Hairspray!” actress admitted. Kristin Chenoweth reveals her boyfriend accidentally injured her forehead with fishing hook 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z This is more than a fib or an exaggeration. ‘The media are lying again’ 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Nor is this a white lie, a trivial fib meant to spare someone’s feelings. Is It OK That I Haven’t Told My Parents I Was Fired? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z My general privacy rule is: When in doubt, fib. Perspective | Is it time to delete TikTok? A guide to the rumors and the real privacy risks. 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z It’s the difference between fibs and whoppers, white lies and white supremacy. Opinion | Liar, Liar, Nation on Fire 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z In notes written in October 2018, Singer said FBI agents told him to “tell a fib” during the calls by saying the money they were paying would be used for university donations rather than bribes. Prosecutors deny misconduct in U.S. college admissions scandal 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z They point to a note in which Singer wrote he’d been instructed to “tell a fib” and characterize the payments as bribes. Lori Loughlin, co-defendants ask judge to toss charges in college admissions scandal 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z At a New Hampshire town hall in early February, Biden took a college student to task for fibbing about whether she had participated in a caucus before. Joe Biden tangling with voters: A look at his most explosive moments 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z But Singer’s handlers, he wrote, were insisting he “tell a fib” and portray the payments that clinched their children’s admission as bribes, not donations, to university programs. Admissions scandal: After Rick Singer notes surface, ex-Pimco chief to appeal sentence 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Did she really fib about what he’d said behind closed doors? The Democratic debate showed the race desperately needs a jolt | Richard Wolffe 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z And though he lied to most people about his condition, one friend saw through those fibs and told him she didn’t think he’d last more than four years. Comic Gary Gulman fights depression with laughter in his HBO special and live shows 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z “They continue to ask me to tell a fib and not restate what I told my clients as to where there money was going — to the program not the coach,” he wrote. Lori Loughlin, co-defendants ask judge to toss charges in college admissions scandal 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Unlike the Flynn case -- in which FBI agents already had access to information about conversations with Russians that they sought from Flynn -- the transcript made plain that the FBI's probe was derailed by McCabe's fib. CNN silent after it was revealed correspondent Andrew McCabe apologized for lying to investigators 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Unlike the Flynn case -- in which FBI agents already had access to information about conversations with Russians that they sought from Flynn -- the transcript makes plain that the FBI's probe was derailed by McCabe's fib. McCabe apologized for misleading investigators on leak, transcripts show 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Especially if the fibs relate to those security questions sites ask you to answer as an identification method should you need to reset a forgotten password. Get yourself cybersecure for 2020 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z This propensity for fibbing and fabricating, especially over national security, is evidently not confined to the US. Afghanistan agony is a product of political self-delusion – and public indifference | Simon Tisdall 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z He can never tell a lie: pretending to watch the Queen’s Christmas message in the morning showed he’s not used to fibbing. Devoid of agility, charisma and credibility, Corbyn has led Labour into the abyss | Polly Toynbee 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z When someone asked him to explain how the “Trump derangement syndrome,” which is outlined in the book, relates to his life, Covington looked up and smirked like a child who had been caught fibbing. Column: Colby Covington insists his heel turn into a Trump-loving villain isn't an act 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “We’re not going to fib and say it’s going to be the best thing ever,” she said. SpaceX broadband service will be 'bumpy' at first, Gwynne Shotwell says 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Of course, remembering fibs is harder than remembering the truth, and as with passwords, it’s best to avoid reusing the same ones for every site. Get yourself cybersecure for 2020 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z He has bullied when he should have united, fibbed when he should have been straight, and he has undermined an already shaky constitutional settlement. Can the radical left win power in the UK? The world is watching | Aditya Chakrabortty 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Sickness due to fibbing was unsurprisingly not included in the government's statistics. UK workers 'fake sickies to avoid going to work' 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s possible, of course, that each of these GOP senators are fibbing. Taylor's statement becomes the latest doc Republicans haven't read 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In the days before email, contributors, when not fibbing about pieces being in the post, often came in to deliver articles. Here's to many more… the London Review of Books at 40 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Qandeel created a story about herself – part truth and part lies, fibs and exaggerations. ‘You’ll miss me when I’m gone’: the murder of social media star Qandeel Baloch 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z For Trump is also someone whose fibs and shortcuts were tolerated for many, many years by the people around him. Opinion | Boris Johnson isn’t the cause of Britain’s unseriousness. He’s the product of it. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The Post’s View: It’s official: Trump fibbed on the census. Opinion | John Roberts said there are no Trump judges or Obama judges. Clarence Thomas didn’t get the memo. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z That part was a fib: The computers were programmed to crash regardless of which keys were hit. This psychologist explains why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z She thought I was fibbing and sat me in the corner.” Ballard man says he’s haunted by his paranormal past 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z And the small fibs are just as much a part of the “real story” of Qandeel – as important as the filtered memories of her friends and family, if not more so. ‘You’ll miss me when I’m gone’: the murder of social media star Qandeel Baloch 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z As Democrats continued to chase down the fact that Barr seems to have told fibs about his relationship with Mueller in the past, he seemed even more rattled. Cracks show in Bill Barr's legal-walrus facade: Mueller letters make for a bad day on Capitol Hill 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Trump then repeated the fib on the radio, pushing him over 10,000 false and misleading claims, according to the Washington Post. Stephen Colbert: 'Trump has passed 10,000 lies!' 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z But regardless of whether Warnock is telling fibs, no manager should have to apologise for trying to gain a competitive advantage within the rules. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z I watched the video of his Tuesday appearance several times, stopping to rewind at the point where Trump embellished his fib. The “Witch Hunt” Lives: Trump and the Investigation That Just Won’t End 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The president is “egotistical” and “bombastic,” Hanson writes, and he has merely “fibbed” rather than lied. Other presidents had a brain trust. But the intellectuals backing this White House are a bust. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “But isn’t it a bit of a fib, not to set you off?” Bill Hader Kills 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The team that fibbed for years about its infinite waiting list now sees its tickets sold on the secondary market for the price of a deluxe latte. Perspective | Daniel Snyder’s biggest issue with Redskins fans is his failure to understand them 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z A mash-up of its reports from the past 10 years at this time shows it is not fibbing. ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: Fall foliage is still missing in action across the Mid-Atlantic 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z To ease this “deception guilt,” lying in dementia care has been given euphemistic names, such as “therapeutic fibbing,” or “brief reassurances,” or “stepping into their reality.” The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z That was how the pre-2011 Trump used behaved, fibbing about the quality of steaks sold in the mall next to personal massage units. Donald Trump may be the worst liar in political history: And it’s getting worse 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z “We say to fibbing children: ‘Don’t tell fairy tales!’ How Should Children’s Books Deal with the Holocaust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In essence, he became a kind of Pinocchio, the fictional puppet whose nose grew with every fib. The Art of Lying 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Cadwalladr told The Post that Banks was a “laddie” who bobs and weaves but when caught in a fib says it was all just a lark. Arron Banks: The brash British millionaire who backed Brexit, befriended the Russian ambassador and loves Trump 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z “All the years I worked with Tom, he never fibbed or tried to explain his way out of a problem or blame anyone else,” Fay said. The man who holds himself responsible for the disaster at Shinnecock's seventh hole at the 2004 U.S. Open discusses what went wrong - Golf Digest 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z And Rhonda said it had been, “but she might have fibbed because she knew we would have insisted.” California Conservation Corps failed to heed warning signs before fatal van crash 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z “Yet children’s fibs, like old wives’ tales, tend to be overgenerous with the truth rather than economical with it.” How Should Children’s Books Deal with the Holocaust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The Spanish police face this problem, too: in describing how their software detects fibs, they are handing advice to those who would lie to them in future about being robbed. Police use a computer to expose false testimony 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Your brother is describing an approach commonly called therapeutic fibbing, an effective yet controversial strategy, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Is it okay to tell an Alzheimer’s patient a white lie? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Xref believes that the only way to tell if candidates are telling fibs is to take up those references employers usually ask for but often have no time to check properly. 'I didn't even meet my potential employers' 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z If you claim to have predicted any of that … stop fibbing. N.B.A. Power Rankings: Warriors on Top at Midseason 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z They say numbers don’t lie but in the case of the driving distance stat at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, there was a little fibbing going on. The clubs Dustin Johnson used to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions - Golf Digest 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z In just one 30-minute interview on Thursday, he dropped 25 fibs, exaggerations and wild misstatements, according to an analysis of the transcript by fact-checkers. 2017 made ‘Lie of the Year’ award obsolete 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z He’s perhaps the best-known proponent of therapeutic fibbing. Is it okay to tell an Alzheimer’s patient a white lie? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z “It seems clear that Ross lied to us,” Dan Alexander, a staff writer at the magazine, wrote, “the latest in an apparent sequence of fibs, exaggerations, omissions, fabrications and whoppers.” Is Wilbur Ross still President Trump’s ‘go-to guy’? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z It seems clear that Ross lied to us, the latest in an apparent sequence of fibs, exaggerations, omissions, fabrications and whoppers that have been going on with Forbes since 2004. Is Wilbur Ross Really a Billionaire?: DealBook Briefing 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Whatever she has fibbed about in her life is nothing but a tiny squeak compared to the Trump crew. Opinion | The Sleazy Case Against Mueller’s Probe 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z It is, Forbes says, “the latest in an apparent sequence of fibs, exaggerations, omissions, fabrications and whoppers” told by Ross. California Inc.: L.A. event puts urban transportation in spotlight 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z But D’Aprix also cautions that caregivers must not justify telling a therapeutic fib in order to avoid difficult or painful conversations. Is it okay to tell an Alzheimer’s patient a white lie? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z “My own experience anecdotally is that this is the kind of title about which people fib a bit about whether they’ve read it or not,” he says. Kenneth Branagh on Poirot's mustache as superpower and his reboot of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The soldier's widow and aunt said no, it was the president who was fibbing. President Trump Continues Spat With 'Wacky' Congresswoman 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The soldier’s widow and aunt said no, it was the president who was fibbing. Charges, insults fly after Trump aide assails congresswoman 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z “Hi, my wife and I are thinking of moving into your new tower,” I fibbed. Should I rent or own? 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr Trump liked that his first national security adviser was also a retired general, Michael Flynn, but had to fire him after he fibbed to Vice President Mike Pence about contacts with the Russian government. Donald Trump sacks Reince Priebus as chief of staff 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr Trump may still resent the fact that he had to sack his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for fibbing about contacts with the Russians. The Trump family demonstrates why America shuns hereditary rule 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z You’ve either done work dirtier than you meant to or told fibs bigger than you ought to or been sullied by contact or been thrown to the wolves. Opinion | The Mortification of Jeff Sessions 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The fact that Ethel fibbed about her marital status is as amazing to Alice as the fact that she entered a beauty contest. Perspective | Answer Man wades back into the history of area beaches and bathing beauties 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Although fibbing with numbers is an old trick, the etiquette of budget discussions leans toward references to “rosy scenarios” and the like. Opinion | The Trump scandal that has nothing to do with Russia 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z He cut the volume, played an Alicia Keys tune and confessed that he was fibbing. Lincoln skate park closes after more than 60 years 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Seventeen percent said they’re subjected to lies “constantly,” while 46 percent said they believe the White House fibs on an occasional basis. Two-thirds of White House reporters calls Donald Trump the most anti-media president ever: Report 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Millennials are the generation most likely to lie about their reading habits, with 64% of 18- to 24-year-olds fibbing about the number of books, or the kinds of books, they have read. Too busy to read? You're not the only one - BBC News 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z She fibbed and told him she was 16. The love story behind Muncie’s castle 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z These are all ways of parsing reality, or normal fibs told by normal people. Trying (and Failing) Not to Fear So Much About Trump 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Borrowing from Roget’s Thesaurus, how about a system ranging from “fib” to “fiction” to “fabrication” to “deception” to “dishonesty” to “falsehood” to “perjury.” Friday Mailbag: Measuring Crowds, Maligning a Region 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Reeling over the fact that a majority of voters do not actually “love” him, think his campaign fibs are “beautiful” and just want to hug this “wonderful” guy into office, Trump lied. Trump Claims, With No Evidence, That ‘Millions of People’ Voted Illegally 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z By the fall of 2014, I was fibbing two or three times a week. When her heart started beating wildly, she knew something was wrong. 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Those spectators on Lafayette who may have sweetly fibbed when they said you looked awesome? Diary of a New York City Marathon, Now With a Finishing Kick 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Dally as the parliamentarians may, the fib underpinning Lebanon’s political system will only become more egregious. Census and sensibility 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Scientists who studied the brain activity of people who told small lies to benefit themselves found that these fibs appeared to pave the way to telling whoppers later. If you tell little lies, your brain may get used to it and let you easily tell big ones 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z They said they were the first to demonstrate empirically that people's lies grow bolder the more they fib. Slippery slope: Study finds little lies lead to bigger ones 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Hospital staff members encourage parents to speak to their kids about their illness on their level and not fib to them about it. Agonizing journeys 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z But they hope their paper will highlight important areas of future research, which someday might help parents, teachers, and neighbors better detect fibbing kids. Think you can tell when your kid is lying? Think again 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The fibs mostly concerned policy, and both candidates limited their criticisms of the press, politely working the referees on the sidelines. The Truth Is Out There in 2016. Way Out There. 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z As the gap between Trump’s claim and the reality widened, he dropped the fib that he was visited by a White House delegation and began to rewrite the record of conversations. Trump’s method for the big fib: Defend, defend, then grasp at straws 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z To protect jobs and tax revenue from small coal mines, Chinese local governments have been known to fib when Beijing has demanded they stop producing coal. The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Even if the speed gun was telling fibs, the ball did hit the back wall like a bullet. Andy Murray rouses US Open with demolition of Grigor Dimitrov 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z She falsely characterized the management of classified emails, the latest fib in a lifetime of whoppers. Obama’s secrecy mission will continue if unchecked 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z This last gobbledygook shows that it isn’t only the initial lie, but also the subsequent fibs that corrode a politician’s reputation for honesty. How Hillary Can Come Clean 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z But there is a distinctive pattern to Trump’s biggest fibs. Trump’s method for the big fib: Defend, defend, then grasp at straws 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The potential problem is that people tend to fib about how they voted. Why the USC/L.A. Times tracking poll differs from other surveys 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z She had dodged his invitation with a universal fib: she already had a boyfriend. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z But Clinton's fib barely broke through the sea of outrage that poured down on Trump Monday. Trump’s Chaos Offering Cover for Clinton 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “Stop fibbing,” said Ted Schaible, 61, when asked at a toy factory here what could persuade him. Hillary Clinton Targets a Skeptical Crowd: White Male Voters 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Or is he “fibbing” about how hard he’s working, “thinking about Minecraft” when he should be hunkered down with his book project? A Guide to Guerrilla Parenting 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z He did not detail what those fibs might have been, but certainly one of them would have been, “I can still win this thing.” John Kasich orbits the GOP convention like a renegade moon 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z He routinely fibbed about ratings, declaring “The Apprentice” the No. 1 show on television even when, as NBC officials would sheepishly admit, it was not. Donald Trump the Political Showman, Born on ‘The Apprentice’ 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z Obviously, this doesn’t include the $1 million donation Trump made recently to a veterans’ charity – money his campaign was caught fibbing about last month. Trump may have promised millions to charity, but did he deliver? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z “It costs a lot of money to track down those fibs.” Hillary Clinton Targets a Skeptical Crowd: White Male Voters 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z He also loved attention and would tell some outrageous fibs to generate headlines. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z He’s had to live with the decisions the politicians in Washington who brag about how many places they’ve traveled but fib about having been under fire make. Clinton's Foreign Policy Speech Failed 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z There’s also the matter of Trump not actually deserving credit for the $1 million his campaign was caught fibbing about. Trump's veterans controversy goes from bad to worse 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z But it seems to please his base for him to say so, and it doesn’t seem to bother Trump that he’s fibbing. America is under relentless attack — from within 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Well-stocked with booze and food, the place is also overstocked with secrets, fibs and melodramas waiting to happen. Intiman’s ‘Stick Fly’: black family, white girlfriend, conflict aplenty 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z This is a fib, you might argue, so trivial as to be meaningless. Donald Trump: Stonewaller, shape-shifter, liar 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z There are all kinds of cheating that take place at the clerical level -- fibbing on the scorecard, inflating a handicap, conveniently forgetting to turn in a score. Is calling a golfer a "cheater" the worst thing you can say about him? - Golf Digest 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Over six to eight years, almost 6 percent of the atrial fib patients developed dementia, including Alzheimer's disease -- versus less than 2 percent of other warfarin patients. Widely Used Heart Drug Tied to Dementia Risk 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z "But back then you were told 'Shhh, you don't say that, that's not nice, don't tell fibs'," she told The Argus. George Bell: The battle for a bishop's reputation - BBC News 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z You’re free to sell your stock, but not to fib about the outlook for the company’s future. 'Why the Government is Right to Investigate Oil Industry Ads' 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z This fib allowed the Yankees to siphon their money into tax-exempt bonds, at a cost to taxpayers across the nation. Grumbling About Socialism, the Yankees Profit From It 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Yes, I must confess I’ve told some awful fibs to myself about certain sports legends over the years. How Lionel Messi’s tax case makes me grapple with the unthinkable | Marina Hyde 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z People with atrial fib were generally older and in poorer health. Widely Used Heart Drug Tied to Dementia Risk 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Justice also fibbed by saying the Apple case is about one phone. The Encryption Meltdown 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z His habit of lying has also received heightened attention: he fibs every five minutes, according to Politico. Beware the ides of March 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Confront him with contradictory evidence and he’ll shrug and repeat the fib. Trump Is Gaslighting America 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, he played on the high school team but fibbed to his parents about his reason for staying late after school. Braves 90-year-old scout: ‘I’m going to do this until I die’ 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Stoddard, a biologist and expert in electric fish at Florida International University in Miami, studies when fish are deceitful, and how other fish detect their fibs. Fish Can Lie—And Spot Liars "They were not harmful stories," noted Guttman, just fibs designed to keep their clients in the public eye. Veteran publicist Dick Guttman spins a few tales of Hollywood's golden age 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The final debate before New Hampshire’s primary got underway Saturday night with Ted Cruz facing criticism from Donald Trump for not being forthright and from Ben Carson for campaign fibs last week in Iowa. Republicans Face Heat in New Hampshire 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z I understand the reluctance to lie, but I’d say it’s perfectly fine to offer some mild diversionary fib: an allergy, extreme dislike of the taste, whatever. When Alcohol Intrudes in the Workplace 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Christie again denied the charges, but appeared to be fibbing. Trump, Cruz Finally Clash in Sixth Republican Debate 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Donald Trump’s list of fibs is auspicious considering he’s new to politics. Does Donald Want to Be President? 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z So both Trump and Fiorina fibbed, or at least shaded the truth. Do the G.O.P. Debates Really Matter? 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z If most people fib or exaggerate their résumés to get their dream job, what kind of man diminishes a story beloved by all? Does anyone know who Ben Carson really is? 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He exhales a gale of fibs and just shoulders his way through until his interrogator, some hapless journalist, surrenders. Ben Carson, gifted fabulist 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The other candidates are just fibbing in it. Here’s another way candidates copy Donald Trump: Shameless fibbing 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The British university, in conjunction with Finland’s Aalto University, conducted the largest study on physical contact ever and fibbed that—surprise!—people don’t really want to be touched by strangers anywhere except their hands. This Map Shows Where People Do and Don't Like to Be Touched 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z People are notoriously bad at spotting lies: unless privy to information that directly contradicts a spurious story, past research suggests the average listener pinpoints a fib less than half the time. Lie Detection is a Team Sport 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Many a politician has fibbed about his or her humble economic circumstances. A Point of View: The rude, vulgar US presidential election - BBC News 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Likewise, sure, it’s entirely possible that Hillary Clinton is fibbing about her private email account. The GOP has become the party of infantile rage 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Her students immediately and correctly guessed that her fib was that she’d cleaned out her garage. Jefferson High has smooth start after last year's chaos 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Despite fibbing about his true intentions, the trust of his fans isn’t Malik’s main obstacle. A new direction: Is Zayn Malik the next Justin Timberlake? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Patients also might fib about less-fraught issues such as following doctor’s orders or sticking to a diet and exercise plan. So, be honest. Have you lied to your doctor? 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Hillary learned well from Bubba, preferring to mislead — gallantry demands that her fibs and “inaccurate claims” not be called “lies”— when an inaccurate claim is sure to be discovered a lie. WESLEY PRUDEN: Hillary Clinton catches thinks winning is inevitable 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z In other words, Boehner isn’t just misleading American audiences on the issue; he’s begun fibbing to foreign audiences, too. Boehner fibs again on immigration reform? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z What’s more, let’s not discount the possibility that Senate Republicans are … how do I put this gently … fibbing. A GOP 'nuclear option' would bring sweeping consequences 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Strand, especially takes Arthur’s endless fibbing to the nth degree, and his pudgy figure adds an extra dimension of tragicomedy to Arthur’s downward spiral into hedonistic heathenism. ‘Book of Mormon’ more shock than awe 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Porzingis had to say he cannot wait and fib that Anthony “makes players around him better.” In N.B.A. Draft, Knicks Take a Break From Catering to Carmelo Anthony 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Everyone fibs in the days and hours ahead of the draft — executives and agents who want to mask their intentions or increase their leverage. Future Is About to Arrive for Phil Jackson and the Knicks 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z This means they are good at juggling lots of information, even if they do tell the odd fib. Children with good memories 'tell better porkies' - BBC News 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Another reason fans of the show might fib about quitting it for good is Cersei’s “walk of shame.” Why Tonight's 'Game Of Thrones' Will Be The Biggest Episode Of The Season 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z ProPublica was interested in whether any of the groups were, you know, fibbing on their exempt application by not admitting that they would be making political expenditures. IRS Not Grossly Negligent In Disclosure Of Exempt Application 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z To guard against fibbing, he counted a friendship as real only if both children named each other. From the hood to Harvard 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z These fibs are usually instantly recognizable to people who read scores of résumés and constantly interview candidates. How to Demonstrate Your Value to a Prospective Employer 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Actually, “budget” is a bit of a fib, implying that there was some sort of rational limit to what I’d spend on American Girl items. An Excuse to Splurge on Her Girls 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z All kinds of fibs were tolerated, Cialdini recalled, if they helped create quick rapport with customers. Should You Lie To Be Likable? This Expert's View Will Surprise You 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Authorities contend Garrard made the child run around the yard of her rural home and carry wood for hours as punishment for a fib. Jury chosen in Alabama woman’s trial in girl’s running death 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z McHugh’s call for a housecleaning comes after a pair of retired Army officers, in a study last week, concluding that fibbing is rampant in the service. Army Brass Say Officers Are Lying Routinely 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Actually, they are more like “white lies”, fibs, half-truths and embellishments. The 9 Most Common Lies Agencies Tell Clients During A Pitch 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The House Speaker not only went behind the president’s back in the hopes of sabotaging American diplomatic efforts, he now also appears to have been caught fibbing about it. Republicans harden partisan lines over Israel 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z In recent years, examples of politicians in particular fibbing about their experiences abound. Brian Williams suspended for it, but everybody embellishes 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Ironically, a respected military newspaper finally turned Williams in for his on-air fibbing. Brian Williams' Iraq Lies Shows Media Is Too Cozy With the Military 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z In the last week Paul’s been caught in some big fibs, degrading struggling workers while defending the Koch brothers. Afflicting the afflicted and comforting the comfortable: Rand Paul’s prevarication problem 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In the Mail's opinion, the campaign launch and "fib" marked a "deeply unimpressive" start to election year. Prince's sex claim denial - papers 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z He’s fibbing and his recall of U.S. mobile history is a bit faulty to boot. Retro Again? T-Mobile Brings 'Rollover' To Data In Yet Another Shot At Rivals 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z But the former CIA operative, who served in a variety of Middle Eastern posts as well as headquarters, said Obama administration officials aren’t fibbing about their faith in the system. Inside the CIA's Syrian Rebels Vetting Machine Then Rauner's people had to spin, and more reporters called, so that by the afternoon, with Rauner standing there wanting to talk about the transition, he was forced to confront television cameras about his fib. Rauner gets early lesson in protocol from Boss Madigan I love it when professional money mangers skewer some of Wall Street’s biggest fibs. Seven Biggest Investment Lies 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Usually this is a bit of a fib. If Investors Are Not Biting, Perhaps You Should Take It Personally 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z That Shaw, whose exploits both on and off the gridiron were up until this week highly laudable, would fib about his injury is one thing. The Falling Star: The Many Lies and Mysteries of USC’s Josh Shaw “I can’t even tell a fib and say I thought about it.” Packers unveil statue for the Lambeau Leap 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z It would be just a couple of minutes before we got to the terminal, he said, offering some mild fib. Beeping Phone That Created a False Alarm 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “I want to hear the real secrets – not the standard stuff about touching the nose or shifty eyes, which everyone knows are signs that someone is fibbing,” I briefed him. Secrets From The FBI: How To Spot And Really Nail A Liar 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z I am struggling to imagine what fibs you would like to impose on schools requiring teachers to imply that democracy is British. Dear Mr Gove: what's so 'British' about your 'British values'? 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z He was a 13-year-old exercise rider fibbing about his age to work out a filly at Belmont Park. Belmont Stakes Fans Hope for Overdue Triple Crown 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z So there’s little danger in gaming the system with malicious fibs and/or silly stuff that may or may not be legit. The Secrets on ‘Secret’ Are Getting Juicier 2014-04-24T20:49:51Z “Let me just say it’s not nice to fib during Lent,” he said. On College Basketball: In Women’s Final Four, Jousting Before the First Jump Ball 2014-04-05T17:06:14Z The Nats’ internal narrative, or perhaps the forgiving fib they tell themselves, is that their nervous, sloppy play for the first 114 games of last season was a kind of post-gut-punch walkabout. Boswell: Washington Nationals must find their identity, and Manager Matt Williams is key to it 2014-03-24T01:12:18Z His conclusion is that Americans fib about what they watch, and that large majorities simply shun cable news. Lexington: What does the Fox say? 2014-01-23T15:59:50Z And the big cheaters were the liars who admitted that they fibbed. Big Liars Are Truthful About Lying 2013-12-19T18:15:01.945Z Look more closely, and eight in ten Republicans think he fibbed, but fewer than one in four Democrats. Lexington: Why Americans are so angry 2013-12-05T16:07:33Z To cut through the fluff and fibs, Friday would demanded the facts – just the facts. 6 Simple Facts About Health Insurance Reform 2013-11-28T17:23:00Z Golland says it’s easy to understand why people fib online: “Unless you’re a sociopath, it’s generally easier to lie on a profile than it is to lie to someone’s face.” Why We Don't Trust Online Dating Sites 2013-10-21T11:05:30Z “There’s intentional fibbing going on,” Mr. Wilkinson said. As a Beach Erodes in the Hamptons, Community Tensions Swell 2013-06-27T20:39:16Z Anyone who says juggling being a mother and primary childcarer with running a business is easy is either fibbing or has a full-time nanny. Meet the mums who are setting up their own businesses 2013-05-31T07:00:00Z The league table may tell a few fibs around the middle but it never lies at the top. Where the title was won and lost 2013-04-22T20:53:45Z Then there's the less elaborate false promises: the claims that an SSE tariff was cheaper than a competitor's, even though it was more expensive; the fibs told during sales calls. Energy mis-selling: hot – and very bothered 2013-04-03T21:03:44Z At the same time his interviews can be wrapped in fibs, contradictions and hypocrisies. Yes, Harry Redknapp wheels and he deals but he also delivers 2013-03-30T22:00:04Z Both sides’ fibs rest on ill-concealed contempt for an undeserving other: the feckless poor, the immoral rich, those who live in states of the wrong partisan hue. Lexington: When not in Rome 2013-03-07T16:08:25Z I spoke to Scott Deutsch, NAMII’s part-time communication specialist, who was working remotely as he endeavored to backpedal from the presidential fib. Youngstown: Mecca of 3-D Printing? Not Yet 2013-02-26T17:45:00Z They live in a sports world in which integrity dies a slow death one fib at a time. NU, Fitzgerald commit to integrity 2013-02-06T02:57:40Z As a last resort, it sometimes helps to tell a “therapeutic fib” that a doctor or nurse has made home care a requirement, says Lois Escobar, a licensed clinical social worker in San Francisco. Home health aides serve a growing population; here’s what you need to know 2013-02-04T21:08:10Z According to Shawn Achor, CEO of the positive psychology consulting firm Good Think Inc., lies may indicate that the problem is you, not your fibbing employees. Why Lies in the Office Aren't All Bad 2013-02-04T10:00:12Z "Ah, a guy in the sports information department at Syracuse told me to make it look good," George fibbed. Te'o saga reminds us, like Al Martin years ago, that athletes can get entangled in their narratives 2013-01-18T23:22:21Z Then again, he could have fibbed a little, and these “phone calls” may have been marathon Facebook chat sessions. A guide to the Te’o truthers 2013-01-17T22:59:00Z Any Premier League manager outside of the top four or five clubs who says he doesn't look at getting 40 points first is telling a fib. Theo Walcott answers critics but Arsenal's striking questions remain 2012-12-30T23:00:06Z This is still a quality display, but Microsoft wasn’t fibbing when it boasted that its screen technology was superior. First Impressions: ASUS Vivo Tab RT 2012-11-14T21:47:33Z The average person tells approximately four fibs a day, and not all of them along the order of “yes, those pants look quite flattering on you.” Why Lies in the Office Aren't All Bad 2013-02-04T10:00:12Z He assures you right off the bat that they’re all absolutely alive – but that turns out to be a bit of a fib. 'Borderlands 2' Captain Scarlett And Her Pirate's Booty Review: DLC Done Right 2012-10-17T20:48:57Z Of course, maybe a lot of these people had been fibbing for years about going to Woodstock, and eased their conscience by giving the pollsters a more reliable account about church. Question Mark: Why Am I Back in Church? 2012-10-04T09:00:00Z That is one reason athletes often are so outraged when they catch someone who fibs about his or her performance in a competition. Well: Easy Detection for Those Who Exaggerate Results 2012-09-17T21:47:27Z And all that fibbing could lead to headaches, sore throats, and feeling sad and stressed. How Lying Affects Your Health 2012-08-20T14:30:00Z Under the lie portion, participants were told by the first experimenter to fib to the second experimenter and say they went inside the office and placed the cell phone into a drawer. To Spot a Liar: An Offices of SciAm Mystery 2012-08-16T15:45:02.493Z Telling a few white lies may seem harmless, but a new study suggests that you might improve your mental and physical health if you cut down on the fibs you tell. Can Telling the Truth Make You Healthier? 2012-08-12T05:35:17Z The vast majority of the American voting public long ago demonstrated their willingness to simultaneously forgive fibs told by their own team and express umbrage at the deception offered by the other team. Why Deceit Is Everywhere in the 2012 U.S. Election Campaign 2012-08-10T11:20:37Z Because it’s a lot easier to rectify fibs than bad judgment leading to continued playoff failure. Here's hoping Hawks' Bowman can count to 6 2012-06-20T16:14:00Z Your suspicion that Clemens used PEDs and fibbed to Congress about it may be strong, as is mine. Roger Clemens trial: Government overstepped its bounds 2012-06-19T18:28:00Z The snag is that children fib about their age. Facebook and the under-13s: Kid gloves 2012-06-07T15:06:17Z Don Joaquin was not addicted to telling fibs—except business ones; in selling a horse he regarded them as merely the floral ornaments of a bargain, which would have an almost indecent nakedness without them. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Now this does not mean that the fibbing is acceptable. Why Deceit Is Everywhere in the 2012 U.S. Election Campaign 2012-08-10T11:20:37Z Then, if they fib, and if their stories tease you, 'Tis always something that they've wished to please you! Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z That—that nasty little man has been telling such horrid fibs. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Anybody in the Bulls organization who answers yes has a rabbit's foot in his pocket and a four-leaf clover on his lapel — and is fibbing. Bulls will need health, more to conquer Heat 2012-04-13T05:26:00Z Oh, but I will not fib unless he forces me to. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z I have only just saved myself by a—a fib! Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z The gossips of Cucumber Market are whispering about your having been seen in town, ‘and in addition to truths no end of fibs are being told.’ The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z You have such a heavy apparatus for fibbing that it becomes fairly stately. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Much has been made of the pseudonymous character of his attacks on Christianity, and of the subterfuges and fibs with which he sought to evade responsibility. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Yet even in fibs there must be probability, or where would be the use of them? Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z "He would never believe you; he would think that you fibbed from jealousy," answered Mrs. Franklin. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z But he expected that she would excuse herself and fib and protest and shift her ground, and pour forth a torrent of silly explanations, as in his experience women always did. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Those in wealthier classes were found to be more likely to fib, Piff said. Wealthier People More Likely To Lie or Cheat, Study Says 2012-02-27T23:19:12Z “How can he tell such fibs in such a truthful sounding way!” remarked Justice. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z What wonder, then, if she valued them; if, like all other women, she hid them away and fibbed about them; if she wept over them now they were gone? My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Amy helped Grace, and was so kind and useful that I almost forgave her for telling me a fib. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z "I have helped you already," pursued the abb�, fibbing. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Here, eight little fibs that might be making you fat. Diet and fitness lies you tell yourself 2012-01-30T15:09:04Z Citizen Eykenbroek, who had not expired when he had told his first lie, did not mind telling a few fibs, and at once he was very successful with the French radicals. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Fibroline, fib′rō-lēn, n. a yarn manufactured from the waste in hemp, flax, and jute spinning works, for backs of carpets, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Seeing himself caught in the act he did not hesitate to tell this little fib, so as to reinstate himself in Dora's good graces. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z Then, if they fib, and if their stories tease you, 'Tis always something that they've wished to please you. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z There has been a great deal of fibbing, but I shall know it all.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Thus far non-performing loans are low—so low it suggests banks are fibbing. Infrastructure in India: Infrastruggles 2011-12-28T16:03:36Z The results of the decision: A perspective of stagnation as the culmination of 18 months of fibbing and stalling about Europe’s financial and economic reality that markets saw through and may continue to doubt. Politicus: E.U.'s Future: No War, but No Growth 2011-12-12T12:40:09Z Tell Mr. Sanders,' directed Aunt Annie, 'the truth about that wicked fib.' Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z I hope so; for many people suspect what is up, and I could tell my fibs about No. 6 better if it was not mine. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z “What a fib!” whispered conscience in the young lady's pretty ear, while she smiled and blushed. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z “I knew it!” was the triumphant retort, “and now I’ll get even with her for telling me fibs.” Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z Miss Arnott's inclination was to fib, to invent a pressing engagement--say, twenty miles off--and so shunt the lady off on to Mrs Plummer. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Whereupon Aunt Annie, with her usual limited point of view, had pronounced it a very monstrous fib indeed, and had sent Prudence Jane instantly into the corner. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z It wasn't true, but I had to tell some fib. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Mary put her hand over his mouth, and Elizabeth took his half-eaten cake, and declared that he should have no more until he confessed that he had been fibbing. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z I knew she was telling a fib, and now I’m going right down stairs to tell her so,” and Jean whirled about to run from the room. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z I fancy it is sometimes a sort of fashion for each to vie with the other in protestations about their wondrous felicity—and sometimes they fib! Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z It was, to be sure, a stupid little fib, and was therefore quite unworthy of Prudence Jane. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z "Ah, don't make me tell a fib, and say that I don't enjoy it," she said. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z "They stick out their tongues at me every time they see me," fibbed Laura, whose own tongue was the only one that had been used for sticking-out purposes. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z She had no p. 170objection to telling fibs, but now that she was taking a new departure wished to indulge only in such as were imperative. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Sterling, who looks much younger, says he does not mind speculation about his age, but in a business in which everyone rightly fears ageism and fibs accordingly, Sterling prefers to be imprecise. Voice of Yankees Draws High Ratings and Several Critics 2011-10-01T16:50:12Z No child could look straight at you out of her little soul as she always does, and tell a fib. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z XV From early days she had learnt "how to flirt and how to fib." Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Mrs. Alexander’s puckered forehead led Eleanor to understand what was expected of her in reply, so she fibbed as glibly as her companion had. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z “I cannot tell a lie—I am like George, you see, and I’ll let the girls fib for themselves,” laughed Anne, getting up from the stool and handing the instrument to Polly. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Personally, I believe that all normal children tell fibs, more or less, and I am delighted to think that I was a normal little girl. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z She saw that the moment had now arrived to test Aunt Annie's theory about ministers and fibs! Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z But it turns out that teens fib big time in those anonymous surveys—and their parents do, too, U.S. Health Buzz: Drug Use Increasing in U.S. 2011-09-09T14:50:00Z The story bears “fib” on the face of it, for there is not a Scottish schoolboy but knows that one ship does not make a navy, any more than one swallow does a summer. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z I glory in that fib—I am honestly proud of it. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z “How could you fib to that boy so!” exclaimed the girl at the same time signifying her willingness to be led to some less crowded spot. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z This particular fib had been very disastrous in its consequences. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z If he goes and tells Stevenson that he fibbed, Stevenson will have it in for him harder than ever; and he will have it in for you, too, Ned. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Lots of girls would have fibbed, and said they'd fainted, or something highfaluting of that nature. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z If ever a little fib was tempting to any lady, from Eve downward, it was tempting to Lady Marabout now! Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z "Oh, oh!" spurted the incredulous Saucepan, "that is a worse fib than the account of the bird spider." The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z It was otherwise with the fib for which she was this morning serving a sentence up in Aunt Annie's room. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Another small fib in your early calculations was treating objects as if their mass was just a single point located at the object’s geometric center. NASA probes aim to help explain the origins of the moon and the Earth 2011-08-22T20:25:43Z Unless you — and your parents — are ready to tell a 30-cent fib. How Underage Google Users Can Bypass the Age Limit 2011-08-19T09:40:00Z She colored, she fidgeted her fan, she longed for the little fib!—how terribly tempting it looked! Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Now, how could one even try to tell such an eccentric creature as the Zankiwank that he was all wrong and talking fables and fibs and tarra-diddles? The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z The fibs of Prudence Jane were little masterpieces, with a finish and distinction all their own. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z She told that fib about her mamma, as if she did know, and colored up when the flowers came, quite prettily. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I do not say that these are the only impulses which prompt to this early fibbing. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z "That isn't Mason's fib, or Mason's fault, Lady Marabout!" suggested Cecil, with wicked emphasis. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z But I know this is just plain fib, and nothing else—so there!” Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Whatever do you mean by telling such an outrageous fib?' Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z "Dear me!" said the old lady, putting up her glass for another observation of Meg, who tried to look as if she had not heard, and been rather shocked at Mrs. Moffat's fibs. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z One little fellow, more than once instanced in this work, a single child brought up wholly by his mother, perpetrated his first fib when he was about twenty-two months old. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z “Now, you know you are fibbing,” I said. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z So the company clearly is fibbing a bit, insulting its customers but nowhere as funny as Keillor’s radio show, A Prairie Home Companion. Is Comcast Headquartered Near Lake Woebegon? 2011-07-15T19:46:10Z They always know when they hear a fib.' Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z "Do you mean that you tell fibs against your will?" The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z "I wonder who tells her all these fibs?" Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z “Say you have another engagement,” advised Judy, who was not averse at times to telling polite fibs in order to extricate herself from a difficulty. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z He would, at any rate, have made the little fib a little more pardonable. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z A good memory allows a liar to remember details without tripping in their own fibs. 18 Attributes of Highly Effective Liars 2011-07-07T21:15:10.003Z There are curious points in the manner of childish fibbing. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z In fact, I’ve heard you tell one or two shocking fibs myself.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But Molly was the very soul of truth, and even small fibs were not in her line. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Do not suppose I let this fibbing pass. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z This was outrageous fibbing, but nobly done in a good cause. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z At other times they have a dreadful look of being fibs invented for the purpose of covering a fault. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z Both Mrs. Cartwright and Olwen fibbed valiantly, and had their reward. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z On its face, it isn't so shocking that fibbing occurs in medicine. Joe Fibber, M.D.: Why Do Doctors Tell White Lies? 2011-06-13T11:35:00Z He tells very small fibs, such as "Mother says I must read those words, and those." Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Still, you think so much of a little fib, and listening, and breaking open seals, that I'd rather not write it if a great deep ocean of water wasn't rolling between you and me. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z When little girls tell tiny fibs, We turn all roary tory; And tell how lions ate the child, Who told one naughty story. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z All her denials of him since had been fibbing to herself, they had been making the best of things, they had been the hybernating sleep from which Love awakes as a giant refreshed! The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z He cleared out from the cow-slavery when he was fifteen years old and started for himself; told a fib about his age, got a selection, and felled most of the scrub himself. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z “No need to fib to me, kiddy,” said her father. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z You talk against fibs, Miss Hyde; now what do you think of that? Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z There you are telling a fib to save your friend. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z A hotel security official fibbed and said he did have the phone—then asked for Mr. Strauss-Kahn's location to meet him and return it. New Details in IMF Sex Case 2011-05-16T02:45:04Z It strikes me you tell the biggest fibs of any girl I've ever yet come across. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z If you tell no actual fibs the law does not mind you imposing as much as you like. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z We fibbed and told her we had a partial engagement. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z But the show claims his stories are full of fibs. Charity and truthfulness: Storms and tea cups 2011-04-20T11:06:02Z Oh, what fibs they told that evening at the parsonage! Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z "If I stopped away, at least I wouldn't tell fibs about it," said Merle. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Smith fibbed: "We had to land while struggling both with our old enemies, the Spaniards, and the weather." The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z I suppose they fibbed, and I have such a trusting nature I never thought to look and see. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z He and the labourer were very different; he had only told a fib for his wife's sake, to save her uneasiness, while the labourer had lied for his own sake. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. II (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:41.313Z Now, thought Uncle Br�sig, it is time to keep my promise about fibbing. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z I must ride straight as any arrow flies, Nor mix a fib with all the truths I say; This is no story to be stuffed with lies! Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z A fib, perhaps pardonable, as the thing he designs lapping is not his boat's painter, but the waist of Mary Morgan, and not with slender whipcord, but his own stout arms. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "I hope it is not due to your fibbing that you are all tangled up," she said. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z She delivered these fibs—for fibs they surely must be—in the short, quick, staccato manner, perfectly at her ease, and alternately munching an orange and blowing her nose between every word. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z "I fibbed," I began coolly, drawling my words to suit my character. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z “I mean I didn’t hear it,” she rushed headlong into the fib in her distress. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z It had a great effect upon him, and although I told the truth this time it did not have as good a result as my former fibs. The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion 2011-04-01T02:00:42.513Z “I want your company,” Peggy stammered with difficulty, unable to tell the fib that would have been a direct answer to her room-mate’s question. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Nobody had succeeded, if we except a little cousin of ours—rather addicted to fibbing—who averred that she had thrown a cockatoo into a deep and mysterious slumber. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z I could have got an introduction easily, but what's the use when a fib would do the trick as well, and quicker, probably. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z “Why, on the contrary, I—I thought Miss Hartshorn very agreeable,” replied Mr. Sheridan, fibbing like a gentleman. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Buckles, who fibbed his way into the Army at 16, was a rear-echelon ambulance driver in war-ravaged France, miles behind the battlefront. Frank Buckles, last U.S. vet?eran of World War I, laid to rest at Arlington 2011-03-15T21:42:00Z They often see it as a minor fib that is necessary to let their children participate in the digital world. Under-Age Users of Social Networks Spur Safety Concerns 2011-03-12T02:27:09Z I wouldn't like her to catch me fibbing. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z And Joscelyn’s fibbing tongue said it was only the race she had run in the wind from her door. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z I told you a fib when I said that I did not dream, or only a little. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z I suppose you have seen your last of the young lady, and it would be a barren fib of friendship to say that I believe you have made any impression. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z And Victoria said her fib had caused only one real hiccup; she appears to be stuck with her incorrect age. Under-Age Users of Social Networks Spur Safety Concerns 2011-03-12T02:27:09Z |
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