fairy tale

Example Sentences

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A fairy tale, almost, as you point out, full of fairy-tale endings and plot points that were as good as magic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But as “The Theater” reveals, Mariupol is no fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In the familiar fairy tale, sleep represents something close to the curse of death; in this version, and in Mr. Spears’s haunting musical landscape, it is a state preferable to waking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

What would a fairy tale be doing with a bunch of medical books?

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste