fairy tale
Example Sentences
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Clothes and accessories so elevated, they seem like a fairy tale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The Danish director of “Drive” hasn’t made a feature film since “Neon Demon” premiered at Cannes in 2016 and this grim fairy tale feels more like a feint than a comeback.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In the familiar fairy tale, sleep represents something close to the curse of death; in this version, and in Mr. Spears’s haunting musical landscape, it is a state preferable to waking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The fairy tale of the princess and the pea tells of a young royal so sensitive she could detect a tiny pea hidden beneath many mattresses.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
One evening as we all sat grouped around the stove I told the kids a fairy tale I’d just read.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
