spun
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of spin.
well-spun
-
a word derived from
spun.
Example Sentences
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But will we be hearing the truth, or just some well-spun lies?
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
And yet, after all this well-spun cleverness, I was disappointed and a bit befuddled by the ease with which Carrie learns of Allison’s perfidy at the episode’s end.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2015
While I like Starbucks Starbucks and appreciate a well-spun Felix Hernandez shutout as much as the next guy, I don’t care a lick about what goes on in Seattle.
From Forbes ● Feb. 2, 2015
The man was engaged in a storytelling contest with several local lawyers, and, despite his rough aspect, was running away with the competition, exhausting all comers with a seemingly endless store of well-spun yarns.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
The strange adventures of the sturdy craft "Nomad" and the stranger experiences of the Rangers themselves with Morello's schooner and a mysterious derelict form the basic of this well-spun yarn of the sea.
From What Two Children Did by Charlotte E. Chittenden
