- plural of tale.
tales
Example Sentences
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True or, most likely, false, those woolly claims and epic tales of derring-do aren’t the weirdest thing about Marx.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rags-to-riches stories tend to be as fabulistic as tales designed to sell the upper class as fair and solicitous to the needs of working people, or amenable to Cinderella fantasies.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Unlike in most mythological tales, the white Corinthian columns have been swapped out for brutal stone architecture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Set against a backdrop of vines and beanstalks, a model even took to the runway holding a book of fairy tales once owned by Coco Chanel.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
She wowed her audience with tales of amazing creatures and places.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
