fanciful tale
Example Sentences
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In fact, I discarded any directive that got in the way of a more fanciful tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
"One fanciful tale traces it to Western European, pre-Christian societies in which whoever found a coin or bean in a special cake was crowned King for the year," he said.
From Fox News ● Mar. 1, 2022
Indeed, it’s easy to imagine him telling a fanciful tale about how this threat worked and produced dramatic changes, even if those changes are imaginary.
From MSNBC ● May 31, 2019
Scrambling, Mr. Dann came up with his fanciful tale about the artist “John Deaux,” written by a fictitious academic at the nonexistent Bayonne College.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2015
Others murmured “selkie” from time to time when she was remembered, but only as a fanciful tale.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
