tall story
Example Sentences
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“It’s just become a tall story told around campfires,” a local resident, Ben Large, said from behind the counter of the Mansfield bike shop.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
This is not a tall story, rather a story about a tall man - sometimes called the British Goliath, but mostly the 'Cardiff giant' - one of Wales' unknown heroes.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2020
“Big” Bill Broonzy used to tell a tall story about his birth, claiming it took place during the great Mississippi flood of 1893.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2017
Here's a tall story - an ultra-fit champion British athlete who suffers jibes every day because of her body.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2015
‘It is sounding such a wonky tall story, the Queen will be laughing and saying “What awful rubbsquash!”’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
