How to Use spiel in a Sentence

spiel

noun
  • He gave me a long spiel about the benefits of joining the club.
  • I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything.
  • But each, too, does their own research, crafts their own spiel.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Push a nearby button and hear a spiel.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And so is my spiel about sports narratives.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But his spiel on the debate stage has more than a trace of the huckster.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The coach went through his spiel, a sort of pep talk to the departing player.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The rhythm of her between-song spiels is more Roseanne than Joan Baez.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Each founder gave their spiel, then accepted questions from the panel.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Finally a nurse comes in and gives a spiel that she’s clearly given before.
    — Anna Lea Hand, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The good news for Tide fans is that this is usually his spiel every year coming out of the spring.
    — Charles Hollis, AL.com, 11 June 2017
  • Kerr tries to wrap up his whole spiel with about seven minutes showing on the clock — six minutes at the latest.
    — Marc Stein, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • There is a lot of theming sprinkled around, right down to the please-no-flash-photography spiel.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • Then when the new mandate said that bars had to serve food, Sabatino came up with a spiel for her newest menu item.
    — Brooke Henderson, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Homburg bought two big chunks of federal land — that part was legit, at least — and started his sales spiel.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Despite her spiel about waiting for her prince to give her a true love's kiss, Fiona is a real person.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • After their 60-second spiel, applicants are done for the day.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 26 May 2019
  • The flight attendants had a special spiel about masks and the importance of using them.
    — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2020
  • Shout-out to the tour guide, who has to deliver his spiel to a group of women who could not be less interested.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • At first, Marlo resists, giving a spiel about not trusting a stranger with her children.
    — refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • And given Maisy's spiel, this Black person was here for an interview.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
  • Think about the typical spiel before getting onto a thrilling roller coaster.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020
  • This is not a time to accept the usual corporate spiel, as the risks are too significant.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • But the spiel filled a vacuum in the information sectors about what worked online.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
  • At the gathering, Michael begins his spiel with a tale that soon becomes obvious is pulled from his own youth.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
  • Generally, the games begin with an employee gathering you and your friends at a door to give you a spiel.
    — Molly Young, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Thankfully, her spiel is interrupted by the news that June is pregnant.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2018
  • So much, in fact, that Winstead expects to be revising her 90-minute spiel right up to showtime.
    — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2019
  • In other words, there’s a lot of populist appeal in Platner’s spiel that works well in a time of discontent with elites.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Carl gave me the whole spiel of the drink, including a short history and his personal reason for choosing to prepare it for me.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 13 May 2021

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