fairy story
Example Sentences
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In the end it’s just a fairy story, really.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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
Adams’s next leap forward came with the Disney hit “Enchanted,” which depends entirely on her to transform a high concept — a cartoon princess becomes human — into a delightful fairy story.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2017
In the course of our conversation he says Frankie Dettori is the best, Frankel isn't, current jockeys are better than previous generations, and recalls his own "fairy story" comeback 25 years ago.
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
