tales

Example Sentences

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Similarly, young people on social media are drawn to tales of demon possession, even if they might not align with the politics of the people who are making this stuff up.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 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

It may be time to stop believing in fairy tales.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

You might be tempted, with every faraway look in Christian Petzold’s subtly moving “Miroirs No. 3,” to hope for that soothing, enlightened release so often served as catharsis in tales of loss and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

I could hear Aunt Kitty regaling her with tales of “dear Flora,” even though Mrs. Maroney hadn’t asked.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan