trumped-up story
Example Sentences
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I alone know that your trumped-up story cannot possibly be true.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
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
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
Yes," snorted the chief, "and be laughed out of court on some trumped-up story framed by a well-paid lawyer.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by Taft, William Nelson
Do you come to me with your trumped-up story?
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
