fairy tale
Example Sentences
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But as “The Theater” reveals, Mariupol is no fairy tale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Wilson says of their immersive storybook escape, which features a delightful hand-painted mural on the walls and tiny lanterns that, when touched, offer a narrated fairy tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
In the end we see that this has been not a joke but a test, as in a fairy tale, in which the hero proves his mettle and gets his rewards: love and riches.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
"It's a bit like the Cinderella fairy tale," says Benjamin Koch from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at TU Wien.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
It shows especially well his love of details and the skillful way he uses them to make a fairy tale seem realistic.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
