parables

Example Sentences

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But among contemporary socio-economic parables, Mr. Park’s latest is an amusingly cutting one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Buffett’s lessons and parables remind me of the volatility in technology stocks this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“A New Hope,” “ The Empire Strikes Back” and “Jedi” collectively became a kind of morality North Star for Gen X, augmented by Joseph Campbell’s authentication of the films as spiritual parables.

From Salon • May 25, 2024

There are lengthy jokes, a smattering of horror, some nonfiction, even romances, poetry and parables.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

As for this truck-and-fanbelt story, the Reverend loved to speak in parables, and we could surely spot one coming.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver