fables

Example Sentences

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“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

"The great thing about these movies is that they are like fables," Byron Howard, one of the two directors, told AFP in Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The Laguna Beach space, a 1,000-square-foot love letter to fairy tales, is a fantastical, mystical wonderland, where fables of lost love, ghostly pets and irresistible avarice are told via miniature installations and ornate, storybook art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

This asymmetrical dynamic defines the “Star Wars” universe, but since the movies are designed to sell toys, we’re rarely asked to see them as anything more than fables pitting good against evil.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

I loved to read about ancient Rome, and I was quicker than my brother to find the lessons in the fables of Aesop.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein