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as in tale
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young
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as in story
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters
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Recent Examples of yarn Sweaters In the world of laundry, nothing is more delicate than the knitted yarn of a favorite sweater. —
Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026 Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026 The threads in the suit were handmade to be 10 times bigger than normal with oversized yarn. —Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Supima cotton is farmed to minimize environmental impact and features extra-long fibers to improve yarn softness and durability, which in turn helps minimize pilling and fraying. —Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yarn
Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026 Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026 The threads in the suit were handmade to be 10 times bigger than normal with oversized yarn. —Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Supima cotton is farmed to minimize environmental impact and features extra-long fibers to improve yarn softness and durability, which in turn helps minimize pilling and fraying. —Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yarn
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So does the tale of the tape, which clearly favors New York in its first-round matchup against a pesky Hawks team hoping to pull off an upset.— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Dimon delivered a familiar tale that somehow manages to instill calm and panic at the same time.— Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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That means the street-facing facades cannot be changed although some features, like the second- and third-story windows bricked over by Owen Beidelman, could be restored.— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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West helms the film from a script by Nathaniel Halpern that adapts Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella.— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
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House of the Dragon premieres its third season this summer ahead of a fourth and likely final season in 2028, while A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on Martin's Tales of Dunk & Egg novellas, is in production on season 2 for release in 2027.— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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But the musical’s tangled narrative web has been a stickier challenge.— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Whitcomb notes the defense narrative that the attacks took place in less than five, inconsistent with the hours Turvey suspects the crime scene cleanup would have taken.— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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