tall tale/story

noun

: a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story

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These quick editing methods create an eerie atmosphere and paint this story as more of a believable rogue foreign policy operation than a farfetched tall tale. —

Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024 In other news: Opinion: The passing of Johnny Boone marked the end of a a Kentucky tall tale, columnist Joe Gerth writes. —

Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024 Though Pichai said Google at one point had considered hiring Watson and investing $25 million in Ozy, Pichai’s testimony made clear that any talk of a big-deal-buyout was just a tall tale. —

Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 June 2024 For most people, though, finding a 2-foot-long amphibian in the eastern United States might sound like a tall tale. —

Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tall tale/story

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