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What are three sentences for the word lie?

Here are three sentences using the word "lie" in different ways:

1. The child's toy lay forgotten on the floor. (verb, meaning to rest in a horizontal position)

2. She couldn't bring herself to lie to her best friend. (verb, meaning to tell an untruth)

3. The vast expanse of the desert was a lie of emptiness, teeming with hidden life. (noun, meaning a false statement or deception)

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