urban legend
Example Sentences
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Nonetheless, the urban legend of American Muslims rejoicing at 9/11 took on a life of its own, which neatly fit a preexisting narrative casting all Muslims as irredeemable enemies of the West.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 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
Meanwhile, the elusive outdoor-grown banana has become something of an urban legend that speaks to deeper anxieties about the climate — an uncanny sign that the natural order has been upset.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
“This moment is a kind of urban legend in the art world,” said Wallach in a telephone interview from her home in New York on Long Island.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024
“There’s an urban legend about that scoreboard, you know.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
