urban legend
Example Sentences
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Like a juicy urban legend, you can either believe that or not, although a series-ending statement from a legal department makes the truth plain.
From Salon
Some believe that’s how it happened; others think it’s an urban legend.
From New York Times
“Think of it as an urban legend with no substance,” says infectious disease specialist Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer at the Los Angeles County/U.S.C.
From Scientific American
Someone must have said "Candyman" five times because the spirit of that urban legend has been summoned back.
From Salon
The true story of how Deneuve magazine — later renamed Curve — was able to launch in 1990 is as outlandish as the best urban legends.
From Los Angeles Times
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