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Example sentences for: apocryphal

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The story of Columbus and the Madeiran archipelago is not entirely apocryphal, unlike so many other tales related to the islands.
Although pushiness is not a quality naturally approved of in Cornwall, neither is undue modesty: standing in his own light like the Mayor of Market Jew (another apocryphal figure).
A possibly apocryphal story from Herman Oliver's Gold and Cattle Country concerns a local prominence once called Squaw Tit (not all of the pioneers being missionaries); the Geographic Board decided the name was too earthy and, wishing to retain a semblance of the original appellation changed the name to Squaw Butte ; when the map came out with the new name, the final e was unfortunately omitted.
"Boston Globe : Following his impeachment, Bill Clinton meets with colorful, possibly apocryphal, salt-of-the-earth Boston characters."
--may be apocryphal.