fable

Example Sentences

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A fable of self-erasure plays out, elegantly translated by Sasha Dugdale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Branches spring forth from paintings and every nook is a nod to something born of a fable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The Grand Prix winner of last year’s Cannes Critics Week, filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s snaky, surprising fable starts with a sneeze and explodes into a saga about bureaucracy, modernization and moral corruption.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” teaches the idea that slow and steady wins the race.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In the hope of pleasing everyone, she took everyone’s advice, and like the old man and his donkey in the fable suited nobody.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott