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
This isn’t some old-timer’s tall tale: Lori Ford has been walking two miles down a dirt road, with snow past her knees, just to get to work this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023
In 1840, Locke admitted he was the writer, although some historians speculate other authors helped craft the tall tale.
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
