folk tales

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Still, the apocalyptic folk tales offer an irresistible fable for the times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

These feel-good features function almost like folk tales: a recognizable parable in which a benevolent stranger swoops in to resolve a community’s shameful problem, restoring order before the credits roll.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

Topics covered by the series range from forgotten characters to intriguing folk tales, such as the "missing" bugler of Kirkstead Abbey.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Far from being confined to folk tales, wolves in Europe are startlingly plentiful today.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

Poppy always included camels in his childhood stories and folk tales, but they’d mostly vanished from this land since then.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye