spin a yarn
Example Sentences
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Miller can still spin a yarn some four years after retiring following a 30-year run as NBC’s unfiltered lead analyst.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Spoiler alert: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are likable guys, who can spin a yarn.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2021
“To me, there is probably not a greater storyteller as a play-by-play person. He can spin a yarn like nobody else, and it made games definitely more enjoyable to watch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
Actually, the more data, the more unconnected pieces of information can be woven together to spin a yarn of almost anything.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2014
"This is extraordinary!" exclaimed Jasper, who had not yet acquired that material part of his trade, the ability to spin a yarn.
From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by James Fenimore Cooper
