tales
Example Sentences
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Sooner or later we must stop believing in fairy tales and repeated broken promises, and embrace reality again.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Years later, as a documentary filmmaker, Sadia traveled to India and Pakistan, pursuing the surviving remnants—crumbling synagogues, documents, old pieces of furniture—that could give context to her grandmother’s tales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But as with those ancient tales, such long-awaited returns aren’t without some conflict.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
It may be time to stop believing in fairy tales.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The old grandmaster had many tales to tell, and listening to him was like reading a book of chess history.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
