spin a yarn
Example Sentences
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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
Clocking in at 2 hours and 15 minutes, her set allowed fans to methodically appreciate her talent to spin a yarn, twirl in place and sing 19 tunes in that unique vocal style.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2016
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
The truth is, I’ve bin inventin’ a lot of awful whackers to spin a yarn out o’ for the child’n.
From The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
