old wives' tale

Example Sentences

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Before leaving the podium, Harabedian recalled an old wives’ tale that he said would be familiar to anyone raised at the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Its government said that there were "no border violations by Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters", and described the accusation as an "old wives' tale".

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Q: Hot water worked to get rid of my plantar warts after three years of trying every other medical approach and old wives’ tale known to man.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Then I read a trick that sounded like it had to be an old wives' tale: Stick a piece of bread in your mouth.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2022

I knew this to be an old wives' tale, a myth.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein