as in polygraph
an instrument for detecting physical signs of the tension that goes with lying
hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery
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Recent Examples of lie detector
According to one lawyer, his client proved his innocence with a lie detector test.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
That illusion is enough to fool even a lie detector.
—Dmitry Mishunin, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The lie detector consists of the blind monk from the crucifix room at the Vatican and a cup of seltzer water.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Riverside, California, investigators linked a man’s DNA to a 1979 cold case murder of a teenage girl, years after the same man passed a lie detector test about the crime, according to authorities.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
That illusion is enough to fool even a lie detector.
—Dmitry Mishunin, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The lie detector consists of the blind monk from the crucifix room at the Vatican and a cup of seltzer water.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Riverside, California, investigators linked a man’s DNA to a 1979 cold case murder of a teenage girl, years after the same man passed a lie detector test about the crime, according to authorities.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lie detector
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“Lie detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20detector. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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