How to Use spiel in a Sentence

spiel

noun
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  • 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 his spiel on the debate stage has more than a trace of the huckster.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The rhythm of her between-song spiels is more Roseanne than Joan Baez.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The coach went through his spiel, a sort of pep talk to the departing player.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The man begins his high-speed spiel, pushing bids up and up.
    — Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2017
  • But each, too, does their own research, crafts their own spiel.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Moonves' spiel and Q&A ran quite the gamut, and one of the several highlights was his take on the current reboot culture.
    — Michael O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2017
  • Before starting the song, Joel, 38, gives the audience a short spiel about the meaning of Christmas.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
  • A few minutes into his spiel, someone rushed to the stage and asked if there was a doctor in the audience.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2022
  • So if that spiel goes on for several minutes, no thanks.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 21 June 2017
  • There is a lot of theming sprinkled around, right down to the please-no-flash-photography spiel.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • 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
  • The flight attendants had a special spiel about masks and the importance of using them.
    — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2020
  • 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
  • How I was treated Our friendly server gave us a quick spiel on the farm-to-table concept of the restaurant.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 June 2017
  • 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
  • After their 60-second spiel, applicants are done for the day.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 26 May 2019
  • Finally a nurse comes in and gives a spiel that she’s clearly given before.
    — Anna Lea Hand, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Each founder gave their spiel, then accepted questions from the panel.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • And given Maisy's spiel, this Black person was here for an interview.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
  • The union can now move on During the strike, the UAW fell into their standard-issue spiel of corporate greed and non-living wages.
    — Adam Hanft, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • This is not a time to accept the usual corporate spiel, as the risks are too significant.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • At first, Marlo resists, giving a spiel about not trusting a stranger with her children.
    — refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • Bill Walton would linger in the back of the room at Pac-12 media day in years past, the breathless broadcaster listening for a change as coaches and players ran through the usual spiel about their prospects for the season.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023

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