myths

Example Sentences

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Ken Burns’s 2025 series “The American Revolution” taught some sobering, complicating lessons about our national foundational myths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“We are working hard to conduct awareness-raising sessions in communities to debunk many of the myths and misinformation,” said Yakubu, the ActionAid official in Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Burbery argues that stories and myths can preserve observations about natural disasters and cosmic threats long before scientific explanations emerge.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Right now, there’s something that interests me more than myths or magic.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston