parables
Example Sentences
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Jumping around in time, “Franz” frequently recasts straightforwardly staged scenes from his life into twisted, surreal parables while occasionally checking in on contemporary Prague and its Kafka tributes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The first and second seasons are light parables that take on toxic masculinity, the weight of fatherhood and healing traumatic personal legacies.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
To take one of the most famous Kafka parables, “Before the Law”: “This door was meant for you and you alone and now I’m going to shut it.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
“It is similar to telling parables, but in the white man’s language,” I concluded.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
