fable
Example Sentences
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At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026
France President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to "a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It doesn’t lose its way, yet doesn’t feel entirely confined to one place — a critical component that allows “Is God Is” to play like a modern biblical fable.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
As the cautionary 1945 fable “Animal Farm” memorably shows, George Orwell had some thoughts about the Soviet Union and the terrible folly in politicized moralism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing fable
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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