blarney

Example Sentences

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The man known for his charm and Irish blarney — a gift for the gab — was an ardent advocate of stronger U.S.-Canadian relations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

To many would-be publishers, the title sounded like a bunch of blarney — even in the early 1990s, many people still considered Ireland a conservative backwater and a cultural appendage to Britain.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

And there is a little whimsy, or perhaps a touch of blarney, in “Belfast,” though you can sense Branagh hard at work, straining to keep every impulse toward cutesiness in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

My primary form of self-care was the constant generation of blarney.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 21, 2019

Well, of course, Maniac knew that most if not all of that was blarney, and, just to make sure, he watched the ball extra carefully.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli