tales
Example Sentences
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But these tales offer something more enduring than mere escapism: the faith in human dignity and virtue that conservative thinkers have called the moral imagination.
Fairyland’s “magic keys,” which unlock audio tales throughout the park, were an innovation felt across numerous industries.
From Los Angeles Times
Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
It’s been so long since civilization collapsed that Sir Lord Jimmy’s followers will believe anything, even his tales about being the son of the Devil, whom he calls “Old Nick.”
I could hear Aunt Kitty regaling her with tales of “dear Flora,” even though Mrs. Maroney hadn’t asked.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
