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
Recent Examples on the Web
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Marilyn Sargent/The Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
Correction April 28, 2024 In an earlier version of this story the name of Norfolk Healthy Produce CEO Nathan Pumplin was misspelled as Pumpkin.
—Sasa Woodruff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published April 28, 2024, 2:40 AM.
—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
Other countries use their stamps to tell stories too, and sometimes those stories are deeply influenced by the United States.
—Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2024
Here are our favorite Quartz stories from last week, plus one bonus listen to get your day started off right.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024
According to the Cahuilla creation story, Tortez says, the people of this desert were born from a bolt of lightning that lit up the sky and flooded the empty land with life.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Olivia Dunne can now add a championship to her already storied NCAA career.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Located on Milwaukee's near west side, the Merrill Park neighborhood has a long and storied history, from the time when railroads ruled the landscape, to a famous actor calling it home.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Long Beach Poly has a long and storied history of success in track and field, and Benjamin Harris added to it by winning the boys’ 100-meter dash in a personal record.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The company counts among its clients storied hotels like the Danieli in Venice, New York’s Plaza and London’s Savoy, as well as upward of 500 royal families.
—Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And between the fountains, superb sightlines and its long and storied history, Kauffman remains a gem, according to Lupton, 70, who’s been going to games there since the park opened 51 seasons ago.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Explore Eureka Springs 03 of 15 Florida: St. Augustine
St. Augustine has a long and storied history that can be seen in
the city’s architecture.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
On the heels of Sinéad O’Connor’s recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, SPIN Executive Editor Liza Lentini spoke extensively about O’Connor’s long and storied career in music and activism on Rock in Retrospect podcast, hosted by Nick Bambach.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Feb. 2024
Noun
This story was originally published April 27, 2024, 7:27 PM.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Marilyn Sargent/The Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
Correction April 28, 2024 In an earlier version of this story the name of Norfolk Healthy Produce CEO Nathan Pumplin was misspelled as Pumpkin.
—Sasa Woodruff, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published April 28, 2024, 2:40 AM.
—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
Other countries use their stamps to tell stories too, and sometimes those stories are deeply influenced by the United States.
—Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2024
Here are our favorite Quartz stories from last week, plus one bonus listen to get your day started off right.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024
According to the Cahuilla creation story, Tortez says, the people of this desert were born from a bolt of lightning that lit up the sky and flooded the empty land with life.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
The home of the first Neiman Marcus and a huge art scene has a long and storied history of loving fashion—and now, vintage lovers can reap the benefits.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Olivia Dunne can now add a championship to her already storied NCAA career.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Located on Milwaukee's near west side, the Merrill Park neighborhood has a long and storied history, from the time when railroads ruled the landscape, to a famous actor calling it home.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Long Beach Poly has a long and storied history of success in track and field, and Benjamin Harris added to it by winning the boys’ 100-meter dash in a personal record.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The company counts among its clients storied hotels like the Danieli in Venice, New York’s Plaza and London’s Savoy, as well as upward of 500 royal families.
—Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And between the fountains, superb sightlines and its long and storied history, Kauffman remains a gem, according to Lupton, 70, who’s been going to games there since the park opened 51 seasons ago.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Explore Eureka Springs 03 of 15 Florida: St. Augustine
St. Augustine has a long and storied history that can be seen in
the city’s architecture.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
On the heels of Sinéad O’Connor’s recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, SPIN Executive Editor Liza Lentini spoke extensively about O’Connor’s long and storied career in music and activism on Rock in Retrospect podcast, hosted by Nick Bambach.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Feb. 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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