folklore
Example Sentences
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The author of “Wuthering Heights” drew on an imagination saturated in folklore and wild nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The original San Diego staging, which stressed Mexican folklore, was charming but static.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That day ensured Hastings' place in the folklore of Scottish rugby.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Part of the folklore around the 2005 Champions League final centres on what happened in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
I realize how different and creepy a lot of Mexican folklore is.
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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