Like the apocryphal curate's egg, the book is fascinating reading in parts, stupefyingly dull in others. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Although probably apocryphal, the story was given wide currency at the time. From the Cambridge English Corpus

The cacophony of rumours, denunciations, apocryphal tales, sightings, clues and confessions that swept the streets - in many cases before police had even launched their investigation - only intensified the sentiment. From the Cambridge English Corpus

There exist hundreds of these apocryphal stories. From the Cambridge English Corpus

In both folk and punk/indie, this tendency has an elitist aspect, reproducing a central tenet of canonism - the distinction between authentic and apocryphal texts (the religious connotations seem apt). From the Cambridge English Corpus

Eliot saw no religious difference between apocryphal scriptures and canonical ones. From the Cambridge English Corpus

I am sure that that is apocryphal but it contains more than a grain of truth. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

There will be matters which it keeps secret, in other words it is an apocryphal body. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English

These are often apocryphal stories, manufactured by people who are trying to make a bad case stand up. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

Some are undoubtedly visionary, many are apocryphal, but we hope that at least the others will materialise in the near future. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

That is best exemplified in a banner that may be apocryphal, but was seen in a demonstration. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

That story may be apocryphal and it is tempting to assume that things are not as bad as they were. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the