How to Use spiel in a Sentence

spiel

noun

• He gave me a long spiel about the benefits of joining the club.
• I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything.
• But his spiel on the debate stage has more than a trace of the huckster.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• The rhythm of her between-song spiels is more Roseanne than Joan Baez.
  — Jonathan Van Meter, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2023
• The coach went through his spiel, a sort of pep talk to the departing player.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• The man begins his high-speed spiel, pushing bids up and up.
  — Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2017
• But each, too, does their own research, crafts their own spiel.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
• The good news for Tide fans is that this is usually his spiel every year coming out of the spring.
  — Charles Hollis, AL.com, 11 June 2017
• Then when the new mandate said that bars had to serve food, Sabatino came up with a spiel for her newest menu item.
  — Brooke Henderson, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2020
• Moonves' spiel and Q&A ran quite the gamut, and one of the several highlights was his take on the current reboot culture.
  — Michael O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2017
• Before starting the song, Joel, 38, gives the audience a short spiel about the meaning of Christmas.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
• A few minutes into his spiel, someone rushed to the stage and asked if there was a doctor in the audience.
  — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2022
• So if that spiel goes on for several minutes, no thanks.
  — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 21 June 2017
• There is a lot of theming sprinkled around, right down to the please-no-flash-photography spiel.
  — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 June 2018
• Kerr tries to wrap up his whole spiel with about seven minutes showing on the clock — six minutes at the latest.
  — Marc Stein, New York Times, 31 May 2018
• The flight attendants had a special spiel about masks and the importance of using them.
  — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2020
• Despite her spiel about waiting for her prince to give her a true love's kiss, Fiona is a real person.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• How I was treated Our friendly server gave us a quick spiel on the farm-to-table concept of the restaurant.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 June 2017
• Shout-out to the tour guide, who has to deliver his spiel to a group of women who could not be less interested.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023
• After their 60-second spiel, applicants are done for the day.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 26 May 2019
• Finally a nurse comes in and gives a spiel that she’s clearly given before.
  — Anna Lea Hand, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Each founder gave their spiel, then accepted questions from the panel.
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
• So much, in fact, that Winstead expects to be revising her 90-minute spiel right up to showtime.
  — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2019
• And given Maisy's spiel, this Black person was here for an interview.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
• The union can now move on During the strike, the UAW fell into their standard-issue spiel of corporate greed and non-living wages.
  — Adam Hanft, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
• Homburg bought two big chunks of federal land — that part was legit, at least — and started his sales spiel.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• This is not a time to accept the usual corporate spiel, as the risks are too significant.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• At first, Marlo resists, giving a spiel about not trusting a stranger with her children.
  — refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• At the gathering, Michael begins his spiel with a tale that soon becomes obvious is pulled from his own youth.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
• Bill Walton would linger in the back of the room at Pac-12 media day in years past, the breathless broadcaster listening for a change as coaches and players ran through the usual spiel about their prospects for the season.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024