fairy tale
Example Sentences
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This led Schudt to conclude that the story of the Wandering Jew was no more than a fairy tale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Young people today would think I’m telling a fairy tale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
In the end we see that this has been not a joke but a test, as in a fairy tale, in which the hero proves his mettle and gets his rewards: love and riches.
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
I sleep like the little white girl slept in that fairy tale for what feels like a hundred years.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
