parables
Example Sentences
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In the interview, Fosso was reluctant to supply fixed explanations for his work, preferring the openness of parables.
From New York Times
Baldwin spoke after Brando, extemporaneously and in parables about Black Sambo and Detroit’s relationship to Saigon and integration in the South.
From Los Angeles Times
This was my introduction to a subset of Italian dishes whose evocative names almost suggest parables.
From Washington Post
Stephenson added that many people seem to find their own lessons and parables in the disaster.
From Salon
Directors love Wagner’s operas, which infuse the suggestive sketchiness of parables into clearly conceived plots and characters.
From New York Times
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