urban legend
Example Sentences
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Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The movie’s title and setting—an endless expanse of deserted, largely furniture-free office space bathed in sickly yellow—come from a crowd-sourced urban legend or “creepypasta” that spread online before the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Hopefully, the mall embraces the documentary and sees it as an opportunity to bring the community of Providence back to this incredible urban legend.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025
To further compound the chance of peril, an urban legend started circulating sometime in the 1690s that it was unlucky to have 13 people around a table or in a group, he explains.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
“There’s an urban legend about that scoreboard, you know.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
