myth

Example Sentences

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Massie's work cleverly engaged the reader in big ideas – imperialism, the clash between personal relationships and ideological movements, myth and reality in the stories we tell ourselves about political leaders – while never forgetting to entertain.

From BBC

The research team began reviewing folk songs, poems, and myths written or performed in Marathi, some dating back to the 13th century.

From Science Daily

“And he’s a Greek myth, so he didn’t actually do anything.”

From Literature

The first myth Mr. Newman challenges is the romantic notion that isolation breeds originality.

From The Wall Street Journal

The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.

From Los Angeles Times