Sentence examples for concocted the tale from inspiring English sources

Maybe the birth of a deformed child led to the story's creation; maybe parents concocted the tale to keep children from straying into the enveloping woods.

Two German art historians are challenging the legend of Vincent van Gogh's ear, saying that the Dutch painter, top, did not slice off his left ear in a fit of madness but that he concocted the tale to protect Paul Gauguin, above, who cut off van Gogh's ear with a sword, The Daily Telegraph of London reported.

Ives concocted the tale around the skeleton of the 1708 French farce Le Légataire universel by Jean-François Regnard, a minimally known successor to Molière.

He says an informant could've easily learned of his background from press coverage, then concocted the tale to curry favor with the authorities.

Officials said he admitted concocting the tale to prompt an investigation into anonymous criticism of him in fliers and newspapers.

A young woman in Colorado named Briana Augustenborg concocts the tale of a nine-year-old leukemia patient named Alex who has become fanatically attached to the local Eagle Valley High School football team.

But like most of us, Congressional staffers and next week the congressmen themselves will have difficulty understanding why McNamee told George J. Mitchell the truth about Pettitte and Knoblauch but concocted the Clemens tale.

After several scholars and family members attacked Mr. Rosenblat's story in articles last week in The New Republic, Mr. Rosenblat confessed on Saturday to Ms. Hurst and Mr. Salomon that he had concocted the core of his tale.

Bobby Hiddleston has concocted the drinks.

He had already concocted the potion.

She concocted the Alexa template accordingly.