parables
Example Sentences
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In these and other parables, Jesus points us to the deficiency of our anthropocentric conception of fairness, directing our attention to something deeper about God’s love.
As it draws to a close, Hwang’s lethal playground games are cautionary parables about tribalism driven by greed.
From Salon
I was so green in the world that I hadn’t accepted there could be parables without a moral, questions without an answer.
From Los Angeles Times
It is the seat of Hood County, where rodeos and “cowboy tourism” are popular and preachers conflate Bible parables and politics.
From Los Angeles Times
But Martin’s stories, along with being informed by actual history, are parables of power struggles among the ruling classes.
From Salon
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