spiel
Example Sentences
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So don’t give me this spiel, because it’s fake.
From New York Times
Some of his most loyal insiders didn't attend at all, notably, including offspring Don Jr. and Ivanka while the networks, including Fox News, cut away part way through his rambling "low-energy" spiel.
From Salon
He was hired to do sleight-of-hand tricks at a shop in Manhattan and later had his first writing credit, a 1946 booklet, “The Encyclopedia of Patter,” inspired by magicians’ onstage spiels.
From Washington Post
His spiel on Trump has blossomed into hyperbolic boosterism that borders on sycophancy.
From Washington Post
After a spiel about education in Letter 88, for example, he wraps up with:
From New York Times
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