How to Use mythical in a Sentence
mythical
adjective- The sportswriters picked a mythical all-star team.
- Hercules was a mythical hero who was half man and half god.
- The benefits of the new policy proved to be mythical.
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One of the things that drew me to it was the mythical nature of their story.
—Ed Symkus, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
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The Aztec ruler took his name from the name of a mythical creature that lived near lakes and in swamps.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2022
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But the arrival of the mythical creatures to the woods of Maine marks a first for New England.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
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The fact that God is there and is this mythical creature in Moordale, for me, that again, is the stuff I’m drawn to.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
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Dragons hold a special place in the world of mythical beasts.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
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For a person like her, the queen was a mythical figure from very far away.
—Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
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The point of a myth is to be mythical, and no amount of archeology can shake the fairy dust from its heels.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
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Ragnarök, a game built around mythical realms, is about preventing the end of the world.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
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This dog breed kind of looks like a cross between a dog, a pony, and a mythical creature.
—Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 May 2022
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Their charmed lives start to wear off when their mythical casita starts to show its cracks.
—Vogue, 17 July 2023
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The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
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Crew members will fire the deck gun at the mythical Lake Erie Monster.
—cleveland, 15 Oct. 2021
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Seguin and his band of desperate heroes make a last stand against the mythical blood-hounds at, of course, the Alamo.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2021
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The symbol of the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes has been quite vivid as wildfires char the West Coast.
—Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2020
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The decline of desire for suits sounds mythical to him.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
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For centuries, people have searched for the mythical beast known as the Loch Ness Monster.
—Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
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The fact is that the mythical Audrey—her mystique—is stronger than ever.
—Town & Country, 28 June 2023
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Nile River is so mythical, even Cole Porter crooned about it in his love songs.
—Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022
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Fans were quick to pounce to a mythical dragon on the trailer for Season 8.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
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Since they were brought up among the winged creatures, the siblings can ride the mythical creatures as well as speak with them.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
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The mythical Greek was damned eternally to roll a boulder up a hill and watch it roll back down again.
—The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
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For a long time, six sixes felt to be a mythical achievement.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Narrow it down to a mythical roster for an all-time team, and Curry has to be on it.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2022
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The part-owl, part-hamster, part-mythical forest creature was the must-have toy of 1998.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2019
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The soy candle will transport you to the mythical land, appeasing all of your senes en route.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
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The two friends start to realize that the show is made up of IRL monsters and mythical creatures.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2020
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Hop on a dragon and take a ride to the mythical Isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons come together for whimsical adventures.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
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