fairy tale

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Recent Examples of fairy tale This performance is straight out of a fairy tale and builds tangible momentum for the organization for the rest of this season. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture. Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 Leavenworth itself feels like a fairy tale. Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025 Scenic designer Yi-Chien Lee has created a fairy tale-like cottage in The Dottie, a space with comfy seats, great sightlines and a cozy, intimate feel that’s just right for this play. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
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Noun
  • Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In an interview with WWD, Khalifa Bin Braik, chief executive officer of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, discusses the strategic thinking behind the transformation as well as the company’s ambitious plans and where the future of retail lies.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And then at some point, the movie turns into a full-on tale of modern-age sorcery, shifting from its historical roots into an arthouse genre flick replete with fire and demons.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • On expedition, the hunter who joined me on polar bear watch was relating a story from his grandfather who told him the telling sign of narwhal appearance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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