tall tale
Example Sentences
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Sixty summers later, I got to the bottom of a boys’ camp tall tale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It is a frontier town, one that likes a drink, a tall tale from the outback and a weekend spent camping, which is what I planned to do after a few days in town.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The preteen’s prank call came after an attorney for Carlee Russell admitted Monday that the Alabama woman spun a tall tale about her own abduction this month — which could also result in criminal charges.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
This isn’t some old-timer’s tall tale: Lori Ford has been walking two miles down a dirt road, with snow past her knees, just to get to work this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Just a tall tale from long ago that didn’t have anything to do with me?
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
