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
Not far behind is Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," a vampire fable about America's difficult racial history, with five nominations.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Still, the apocalyptic folk tales offer an irresistible fable for the times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The 2026 Oscar-nominated animated shorts mix the past and the present, fable and nonfiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Theon was about to tell him what he ought to do with his wet nurse's fable when Maester Luwin spoke up.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing fable
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Genres - Introductory
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