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
They are both, that is to say, resounding testaments from British dramatists to the particular power of live theater to spin a yarn that ties an audience in knots.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2016
The pilot and Paul were now all attention as the captain seemed inclined to spin a yarn.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
