tales

Example Sentences

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This is an engrossing novel whose twin tales have emotional depth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Sooner or later we must stop believing in fairy tales and repeated broken promises, and embrace reality again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Similarly, young people on social media are drawn to tales of demon possession, even if they might not align with the politics of the people who are making this stuff up.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Thus the tale ends as so many tales do, happily for some and miserably for others.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood