fairy tale

Example Sentences

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Young people today would think I’m telling a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

A Goldilocks economy, as the fairy tale goes, is not too fast and not too slow.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

What if she was like one of those evil fairy godmothers in a fairy tale, about to foretell an innocent baby’s doom?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix