Munchausen

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How to use Munchausen in a sentence

People who intentionally hurt children for attention can be accused of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Republican Thinks Obama’s Mental Illness Caused Border Crisis|Gideon Resnick|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I confess it has the air of one of Baron Munchausen's yarns, and I am somewhat doubtful about it.
Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match|Francis C. Woodworth
M. de Munchausen is one of those Ministers of State who bears the most Sway.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
Down went Captain Munchausen singing inverted psalms, with a whole nest of rockets exploding in his brain.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell

Captain Munchausen made no reply, my boy, but motioned for his men to bear him from the field.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell
Or was the editor of the Mercure the original Baron Munchausen?
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre