apocryphal

Example Sentences

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This apocryphal lazybones is defined by two traits.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

What defines him instead are various quips, mordant jokes and accounts of bizarre behavior, many no doubt apocryphal, recorded by his admirers and detractors in the centuries after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Maybe it’s time to revive the old, possibly apocryphal Red Auerbach legends about fire alarms and turning off the air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Morgan’s reply may be apocryphal, but it encompasses the truism that investors should divorce their emotional response to the markets from the cold analysis that should underlie investment decisions, if possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

A good instance comes in the form of an apocryphal story.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith