spiel

Example Sentences

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So don’t give me this spiel, because it’s fake.

From New York Times

Some of his most loyal insiders didn't attend at all, notably, including offspring Don Jr. and Ivanka while the networks, including Fox News, cut away part way through his rambling "low-energy" spiel.

From Salon

He was hired to do sleight-of-hand tricks at a shop in Manhattan and later had his first writing credit, a 1946 booklet, “The Encyclopedia of Patter,” inspired by magicians’ onstage spiels.

From Washington Post

"To go to Vietnam, we know," I interrupted, able to recite by heart the spiel he shared each High Holy day.

From Salon

In her spiel, they would cost a fraction of traditional tests that require a doctor’s referral and vials of drawn blood before lab processing that could take days to deliver results.

From Seattle Times