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Recent Examples of blarney
Noun
After years of listening to Boris Johnson’s blarney, many Britons have had their fill, at least for now, of hot air cleverly channelled. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 This might come as a surprise given the outsized and blarney-filled headlines on social media to the contrary. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022 The blarney is still strong here (lapsing into Irish dialect is an occupational hazard of reading him), but these characters also act. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for blarney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blarney
Noun
  • The butter, which has honey in it, raises a serious concern.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But everyone knows that, like Labubus, butter yellow, and Benson Boone, this isn’t going to last.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This smacks of fake tough guy nonsense.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And then a lot of nonsense, which comes with the script.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Steve gently coaxes him back to school, where the film crew is causing havoc.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After ordering his security detail to cut the feed on all his cameras, Prater captures Harrison at gunpoint and coaxes Dexter to return to the wine room.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
  • Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.
    Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • And when the offer comes, don’t rely on flattery.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In aggregate, users favored responses full of agreement and flattery.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On August 22, Blue Bell Creameries announced a voluntary recall of its 64-ounce Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream due to the presence of undeclared nuts, which pose a risk to individuals with nut allergies.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Just roll it over large patches of nuts and the roller collects them quickly.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Parents expressed concerns and criticism over the handling of the situation, praising Gonzalez's impact on the school community.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Experts have praised this trend for offsetting unrealistic beauty standards that are especially pervasive on social media.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Volunteers in yellow shirts handed out grapes, watermelon, taffy and Gatorade to community members, and white candles to be lit.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

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“Blarney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blarney. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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