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
Just before I began writing this column, a reader who lives in Virginia asked me to debunk an old wives’ tale.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023
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
“Don’t worry, mi niña, that’s an old wives’ tale.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
