folklore

Example Sentences

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"The recording demonstrates how voice and performance can transform an everyday news event into a lasting piece of cultural folklore," it wrote.

From BBC

"It's like folklore in our family, we know every single phrase of that story," she says.

From BBC

“It’s difficult to purchase work by someone who’s working so hard to avoid being known because you’re buying folklore,” Brant said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just over a three-hour drive south, skirting the Rhine until you hit the Swiss border, heading into an Alpine gateway towards the turquoise waters of Lake Thun, footballing folklore is being scribed.

From BBC

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