myth

Example Sentences

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But Rome owes to him the most famous foundation myth of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And so everybody who wanted to come could just show up, work hard, and it feeds right into the American dream myth, right?

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Tapping it last is not such much a myth as it is a guideline.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

For decades this myth was passed on as people were suspicious of what they couldn’t understand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“And he’s a Greek myth, so he didn’t actually do anything.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell