plural stories
1
a
: an account of incidents or events
b
: a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question
c
: anecdote
especially
: an amusing one
2
a
: a fictional narrative shorter than a novel
specifically
: short story
b
: the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work
3
: a widely circulated rumor
6
: a news article or broadcast
8
storied; storying
1
: to adorn with a story or a scene from history
2
archaic
: to narrate or describe in story
variants
or less commonly storey
plural stories also storeys
1
a
: the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof
b
: a set of rooms in such a space
c
: a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building
one story high
2
: a horizontal division of a building's exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within
Synonyms
Examples of story in a Sentence
Noun (1)
he's a talented writer, but his quirky stories will never find a wide readership
Grandpa is always telling stories about what it was like growing up on a farm
a story in the morning paper about plans for a new library
gave us the whole story of the accident
stories going around that the old man had died with thousands of dollars hidden under his mattress
she tells stories just to get attention, so don't believe that stuff about her father being somebody important
the story proceeds at a pace that many readers will find a bit too leisurely
management is trying to figure out what the story is with the accident down in the warehouse
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Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Local artists will decide which stories to highlight in order to honor Grand Rapids’ past and present, and put them first in illustrated then in motion graphics form.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The vision for Historic Cane Hill includes elevating arts and culture while maintaining the authenticity found in the community's natural, built, and agricultural landscape and storied human history.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Newsletters Featured Daily Newsletter Our biggest stories, handpicked for you each day.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Local artists will decide which stories to highlight in order to honor Grand Rapids’ past and present, and put them first in illustrated then in motion graphics form.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Perhaps some of the specifics could change in the weeks ahead, but all signs are pointing toward a massive and highly anticipated WarGames clash that could rank as one of the most important matches in the long and storied history of The Bloodline.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The vision for Historic Cane Hill includes elevating arts and culture while maintaining the authenticity found in the community's natural, built, and agricultural landscape and storied human history.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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story
2 of 2 noun
variants
also storey
ˈstōr-ē,
ˈstȯr-
plural stories also storeys
: a set of rooms or an area making up one floor level of a building
Etymology
Noun
Middle English storie "tale," from early French estoire, estorie (same meaning), from Latin historia "tale, history"
Noun
Middle English storie, from Latin historia "tale, illustration, story of a building," from earlier Latin, "tale, history"; probably so called from the use of narrative paintings on the window levels of medieval buildings
Biographical Definition
Story
2 of 2biographical name (2)
William Wetmore 1819–1895 son of Joseph Story American sculptor
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