parable
Example Sentences
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A perennially resonant Gospel parable is the one about the vineyard owner with two sons whom he summoned to work on his property.
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
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