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short stories

NOUN

short work of fiction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrative novella tale

WEAK

account novelette yarn

Antonyms

WEAK

epic

Example Sentences

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The company this month plans to start publishing short stories in Drafting, its ad-supported Substack about culture and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The membership benefit is described as: “A living archive of lectures from the grave, letters never sent, and original short stories curated by Bob Dylan.”

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The short story made its way into Thomas' best-known collection of short stories, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, which was published in 1940.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He got his start writing short stories in horror and fantasy comics anthologies for DC and Marvel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

He carried a single volume for the journey, a hardbound collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol, which his grandfather had given him when he’d graduated from class twelve.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri