folklore
Example Sentences
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It's European football's grandest stage, where goalscorers are etched in Champions League folklore and match-winning performances can define careers.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The author of “Wuthering Heights” drew on an imagination saturated in folklore and wild nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
According to folklore, when she was told the poor were running out of bread, she responded: "Let them eat cake".
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Chloe Kelly is firmly etched into football folklore.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Hundreds of years...and lifetimes and lifetimes of folklore and mythology lessons, will be deep in my mind by the time we arrive on Sagan.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing folklore
Literary Genres - Introductory
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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