Examples of blarney in a Sentence
She was charmed by his blarney.
a tale with more than a hint of blarney
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Dinner, blarney and shenanigans with music and entertainment from Todd Menton (founder of Boiled in Lead), Peter Guertin, The O’Shea Irish Dancers and Katie McMahon (voice of River Dance).
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Some tales are blarney.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
To many would-be publishers, the title sounded like a bunch of blarney — even in the early 1990s, many people still considered Ireland a conservative backwater and a cultural appendage to Britain.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
After years of listening to Boris Johnson’s blarney, many Britons have had their fill, at least for now, of hot air cleverly channelled.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Some tales are blarney.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
To many would-be publishers, the title sounded like a bunch of blarney — even in the early 1990s, many people still considered Ireland a conservative backwater and a cultural appendage to Britain.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
After years of listening to Boris Johnson’s blarney, many Britons have had their fill, at least for now, of hot air cleverly channelled.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022
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“Blarney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blarney. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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Etymology
from the Blarney stone, a stone in the wall of Blarney Castle, Ireland, said to give skill in flattery to those who kiss it
Geographical Definition
Blarney
geographical name
Blar·ney
ˈblär-nē 
town in County Cork, southwestern Ireland population 1952
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