trumped-up story
Example Sentences
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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
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
"He came to her with a trumped-up story of an old schoolmate of aunt's who was in need of money."
From Luke Walton by Alger, Horatio
Do you come to me with your trumped-up story?
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
All this time the chauffeur was keeping Jennings busy over the telephone with some trumped-up story.
From The Exploits of Elaine by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
