canard

Example Sentences

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They said that distinctive "canard fins", consistent with a PrSM, are visible in the footage.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Bill Gates jumps off a bandwagon that existed in the first place only as a complete and utter canard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

This year, let’s agree to dispel the canard that “summer reading” or “beach books” are something frivolous or less important than the serious literature celebrated in austere outlets like the London Review of Books.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

Of course you could take a stab at some of her more complicated multistep stunners, like canard a l'orange or her souffle, I'm a big fan of her more simple recipes.

From Salon • May 5, 2022

Presently, the New Orleans Picayune denied the truth of the statement, concerning the condition and treatment of the negroes, and called it 'an election canard.'

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.