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

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

Their suspicious acceptance more readily hints at the painful reality underneath this modest fairy tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

Maybe he was like a child in a fairy tale, falling under a magical creature’s spell.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix