urban legend
Example Sentences
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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
The different procedures, like the sewing of eyelashes, I think that’s an urban legend.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
“This moment is a kind of urban legend in the art world,” said Wallach in a telephone interview from her home in New York on Long Island.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 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
Sure, I hung out around Red Witch Bridge in the middle of the night, but that was in the cover of the trees with an urban legend and a baseball bat as weapons.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
