- present participle of fabricate.
fabricating
Example Sentences
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He became embarrassed after he was caught fabricating or embellishing stories about playing college baseball, responding to protest scenes and an award he won in the police academy, according to the motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, the fallout from James Frey’s blockbuster memoir A Million Little Pieces, after he was accused of fabricating elements of his life story, was rippling through the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The White House isn’t accusing the Times of fabricating a story about the plane’s vulnerabilities.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Examples include fabricating legal cases or producing images with unrealistic details such as extra fingers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
Madame Manec brings her omelets, cassoulet, brochettes of fish, fabricating miracles out of ration tickets and the dregs of her cupboards, but Marie-Laure refuses to eat.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
