fairy

Example Sentences

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And you thought spiteful stepmothers wreaked havoc only in fairy tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Things that just a few months ago you might have considered buying have now become dreams and fairy tales," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The scientist tracking the spread of the moss die-back fungus across the UK took BBC News to see its "fairy rings of death" in south Wales.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

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

“Not long after we came here from Missouri, someone found a fairy ring. Don’t you remember that?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls