trumped-up story
Example Sentences
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He came and told me himself he was a deputy-mayor,—a trumped-up story!
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
"You are hoodwinking me with a trumped-up story; it is not true!"
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
Do you come to me with your trumped-up story?
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
The trumped-up story of the guards sufficiently shows that.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Maclaren, Alexander
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
