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
No one's spitting in your dish; that's an old wives' tale.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
What if I had known it’s an old wives’ tale that babies slow down at the end of pregnancy?
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021
“A nervous breakdown. I dislike that expression, it has a very old wives’ tale vibe to it.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
