fairy tale

Example Sentences

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Their suspicious acceptance more readily hints at the painful reality underneath this modest fairy tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The fairy tale of the princess and the pea tells of a young royal so sensitive she could detect a tiny pea hidden beneath many mattresses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

By the time I understood this in the late ’90s, we were living in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, and the fact carried the weight of a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

This is a space, after all, for anyone who has ever been touched by a fairy tale, dreamed of the fantastical or wanted to believe in the power of wishing upon a star.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Each night before she went to sleep, she chose one fairy tale to read until the light of her candle stub died.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo