fairy story
Example Sentences
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“It’s a fairy story, not a scary story,” he said at the time of release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This is sort of a fairy story — I’d never done anything onstage in my life, but I wrote to Britten and I said, ‘I think I am eminently suited to the role of Oberon.’”
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
McKay notes that Tolkien emerged from World War I with a complex fairy story, unlike many of his literary peers who were writing about wastelands and darkness.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
"It was exceptional really. It was like a fairy story and they don't often happen."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2015
Seem like now that Robert was gone, I’d feel better, but I was feeling like a fairy story and the children heading into the dark woods.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
