folklore
Example Sentences
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"It's like folklore in our family, we know every single phrase of that story," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Historically known as 'an Gabhar Fiáin' -- the wild goat -- the Old Irish Goat occupies a unique place in Irish folklore.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Others describe money hidden in ceilings, toilet tanks and even household appliances, part of a folklore of concealment born of repeated financial trauma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Even if it’s just the five of us, I’ll share the stories I know from Lita’s mother and her mother’s mother...I will make sure the folklore of my ancestors soak into Sagan’s soil.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing folklore
Literary Genres - Introductory
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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