fairy tale

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Recent Examples of fairy tale Singer Boy George Is Telling All: The Biggest Revelations In His New Memoir 'Karma' A considerable portion of the Culture Club story was the romance between George and Moss, which started out almost like a fairy tale and then became volatile as the group became famous. David Chiu, People.com, 12 June 2025 The film weaves a dark fairy tale about a girl whose tears transform into pearls, exploring themes of grief, greed and transformation. Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025 Their peak season runs from late summer to early fall, and there are several common eggplant varieties like big globe eggplants, long and skinny Japanese eggplants, and fairy tale eggplants, which have beautiful striped skin. Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2025 Heavy underdog Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale run at the French Open tennis tournament by beating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
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Noun
  • Stock photo: A couple lie inside of a campervan side by side.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Power shields its misdeeds with propaganda, but Panh sees such murderous lies clearly, giving them an honest staging, thick with echoes.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Where Bailey lands is probably going to tell the tale of his career.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • The page lists half a dozen directorial projects Ford is attached to, including ferry disaster tragedy Wahine out of New Zealand, fantasy tale The King of Light – The Order of the Dark Gods, and comedy Food Fight.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • However, Walters' incredible career is only part of her story.
    Sean Keane, ABC News, 23 June 2025
  • Drinks with a story The illustrated cocktail menu is a journey in itself, presented like a mini storybook through greater New York City.
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025

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