stories

Example Sentences

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Stories thrive on conflict, which confers an unjust advantage upon the dysfunctional, the belligerent and the wicked.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Produced by Candle True Stories, the production company behind Netflix’s “Untold: The Liver King,” and directed by Nick Green, “Michael Jackson: The Verdict,” comes at a time of renewed interest in the “King of Pop.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Stories about couples with “swag gaps,” meaning one partner dresses significantly better, or “restaurant gaps,” where one person likes going out to eat more, have proliferated across the internet.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who got mercy, who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

“I learned about Malevolent from others, however. Stories of her vanity, her evil deeds. They say only one person has ever come close to matching her, and that’s the Wicked Queen.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley