spin a tale in a sentence

Examples

1. Rarely does the defense spin a tale of normalcy, of the well-adjusted country boy who always greeted his godmother with a hug and who impressed Army superiors with his discipline and drive.
2. Shyamalan with " Signs " takes another B-movie genre-- in this case, the alien invasion movie-- and uses it to spin a tale of faith and belief.
3. But he can spin a tale, and maybe that's what makes his eclectic reading of the music of Huddie Ledbetter, aka Leadbelly, on " Remembering Leadbelly " so intriguing.
4. The story line, however, remains the same as Bush spins a tale of a guy who starts out on a date and ends up alone, warding off a hangover with corn-wrapped eggs.
5. It took more than fancy stage work to spin a tale of a 12-year-old girl and her battle to bridge the cultural gap between her traditional Chinese parents and her life as an American.
6. When Nigerian-born storyteller and writer John Owhonda spins a tale, he imbues it with some of the values dear to Africans : family loyalty, respect for elders, a strong and loving extended family system.
7. Baston then meets Pink's wife, Maggie ( Baker ), and spins a tale of her husbands philandering and Pink's personal involvement with Baston's affairs at his hometown in the next county.
8. If clients noticed the missing money, court documents show, Giacchetto would spin a tale about buying bonds, and then put money back into their accounts _ money that he had pilfered from someone else's account.
9. By the time he got back we had run six . " The captain claimed to be the only batsmen to have hit four consecutive sixes off King, but commended the bowler on his ability to spin a tale.
10. "Waiting " by Ha Jin ( Pantheon, $ 24 ) _ The author, a Chinese exile, spins a tale of a married army doctor and a nurse who fall in love during the Cultural Revolution.