fish story

Example Sentences

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"The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about," Wallace noted.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

The production reminds us of this when dancers wielding IV bags emerge during his fish story.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

Johnson has a fish story, and it’s about him.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021

So this tale about a bird also became a big fish story.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 27, 2020

It does look a good deal like a "fish story," though I know it is strictly true; for he was a Boston cat, and lived not half a mile from our home.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot