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
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Pic is based on the real-life story of Politkovskaya’s pioneering crusade for an independent voice in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is a longtime backer and storied New York law firm Paul Weiss is another sponsor.
—James Pollard, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for story
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
In the box office smash, the talented singer and actress portrays Elphaba, the green witch from the famed Wizard of Oz story.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Pic is based on the real-life story of Politkovskaya’s pioneering crusade for an independent voice in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Verb
Yet, for all its rich history and storied collection of wine and spirits, the room feels warm and welcoming, not stuffy.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is a longtime backer and storied New York law firm Paul Weiss is another sponsor.
—James Pollard, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for story
Cite this Entry
“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share