parable
Example Sentences
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Nimble and inventive, with convincing special effects work, the film is a charming parable that continually finds ways to reset itself.
From Los Angeles Times
Inappropriately invoking an overused parable might make Mr. Carney sound clever, but it shows a lack of deep thinking.
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's
Mahapatra compares humanity's limited understanding of the universe -- or lack thereof -- to a well-known parable.
From Science Daily
Chesterton’s parable: If you stumble on a fence in the middle of the road, don’t take it down until you know why it’s there.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
