baloney

Example Sentences

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“And he also understands that if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Antoni, who has a PhD in economics, has previously criticised the BLS, questioning its methodology and calling its statistics "phoney baloney".

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

To non-lawyers, this may seem to cut the baloney mighty thin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Somewhere on the road between hogwash and baloney, Washington ran into reality.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

The other word, jive, is a noun, a verb, and an adjective referring to hot music or to baloney.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner