urban legend

Example Sentences

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The story may be an urban legend, but it illustrates a real danger of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Nonetheless, the urban legend of American Muslims rejoicing at 9/11 took on a life of its own, which neatly fit a preexisting narrative casting all Muslims as irredeemable enemies of the West.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

To further compound the chance of peril, an urban legend started circulating sometime in the 1690s that it was unlucky to have 13 people around a table or in a group, he explains.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

Chinese food and groceries are so rare on the Westside that it’s become something of an urban legend.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

“There’s an urban legend about that scoreboard, you know.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia