canard

Example Sentences

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Bill Gates jumps off a bandwagon that existed in the first place only as a complete and utter canard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

This year, let’s agree to dispel the canard that “summer reading” or “beach books” are something frivolous or less important than the serious literature celebrated in austere outlets like the London Review of Books.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

La Tour d'Argent rose to fame in the 19th Century and gained notoriety for its signature duck dish, canard au sang, which translates to bloody duck and uses the bird's juices to make a sauce.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

This is another quacking canard from the Simpson duck pond.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

These questions may seem a canard to many, but this is the proper step to take and the proper appeal.

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