trumped-up story
Example Sentences
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"I confess that the affair looks to me like a trumped-up story."
From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Optic, Oliver
Yes," snorted the chief, "and be laughed out of court on some trumped-up story framed by a well-paid lawyer.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by Taft, William Nelson
How improbable the trumped-up story that Grant could decoy from his home his bitterest enemy, especially at the midnight hour!
From Idle Hour Stories by Potts, Eugenia Dunlap
He heard voices talking and had no doubt that José was narrating some trumped-up story.
From The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes by Fowler, Frank
The people, ready to believe almost anything for the sake of Chios, accepted this trumped-up story, saying: 'After all, it was a love affair, and Chios was not the man to reveal the lady's name.'
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
