tale
Example Sentences
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We’ll see visions of a medium, hear fragmented remembrances and explore a trail while discovering a tale that feels like an intimate glimpse into a grief-stricken past.
From Los Angeles Times
Fairyland’s “magic keys,” which unlock audio tales throughout the park, were an innovation felt across numerous industries.
From Los Angeles Times
"It tells a tale of incompetence. It tells a tale of chaos."
From BBC
“The period from 2000 to 2010 is the cautionary tale here,” Colas says of the period when the S&P 500’s annualized returns were negative and it ended the decade below where it began.
From Barron's
Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.