Sentence examples for is probably apocryphal from inspiring English sources

This is probably apocryphal.

The story is probably apocryphal, but the child's response was prophetic.

Although that may be true, a report of a 4th-century church historian, Eusebius, that Hadrian made Plutarch governor of Greece is probably apocryphal.

Like most stories, it is probably apocryphal but, regardless of whether Hendrix actually came here or not, the valley had long been popular among the hippie generation in the days before budget airlines and package holidays.

He's most famously accused of holding rapper Vanilla Ice upside down by his ankles over a balcony to convince him to sign over his publishing to a songwriter Knight represented named Chocolate, but that story is probably apocryphal.

Like many of the best stories, alas, this one is probably apocryphal; but also like many of the best stories, it has survived because it has the flavour of truth.

I've heard bad things about Reed being uncooperative in interviews, but it's probably apocryphal.

It's probably apocryphal, but he supposedly said: 'I can't spare this man; he fights.' " And Shiloh was important because it was the biggest battle of the war so far, with a total of 24,000 casualties on both sides.

Likewise, friendships with the Aga Khan and Albert Finney, and an affair with Jerry Hall, ensured that he was never far from the gossip columns - although Sangster's claim that Mick Jagger had threatened to put the head of the Minstrel in its owner's bed, à la The Godfather, was probably apocryphal.

While they are probably apocryphal, his supposed last words—"By attempting many things, I have accomplished nothing"—do evoke the span of his life's work and his personal assessment of the results.

Leyland was noted as a humorist in his playing days; many stories are associated with him, although some are probably apocryphal.