fable

Example Sentences

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This fable revives a very old and toxic lie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

A greedy pawnbroker gets involved, and the pieces are in place for a fable — a surreal one, without the customary lesson at the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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

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