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

The Newcastle United forward must have thought he had written himself into folklore after firing his side in front with a first-time finish in the 85th minute.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

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

Onofre couldn’t have cared less about the folklore, however.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols