tall tale/story

noun

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

Examples of tall tale/story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And then Benjamin Franklin told Thomas Jefferson a tall tale about a hatmaker’s sign. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The movie, a tall tale of clothes encounters, doesn’t always work. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

But are the phrases truly Charlotte slang, or is DaBaby spinning a tall tale? — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026

In a similar vein, Dior tapped Danish animator Nina Gantz to create a tall tale about how a pony — with legs made of safety pins — sought to visit the moon with the help of clover leaves, a house symbol. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026