tall tale
Example Sentences
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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
His friends never realized the deception, enthralled by his ability to weave a tall tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
A tall tale, like Bigfoot or the jackalope?
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
That tall tale gets something right: Doubling the stuff that matters to us has been central to art since we put bison on cave walls.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Just a tall tale from long ago that didn’t have anything to do with me?
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
