as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
Spending most of her time in the school library, her reality begins to blend with one fairy tale, as the prince begins speaking to her about feeling trapped to relive the book's narrative over and over.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Pasolini has relocated Sade’s dark fairy tale to Italy at the end of the war.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
One of last year’s breakout comedies returns with the next chapter in the classic fairy tale about a romance between a rabbi and a podcaster.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Based on the stage musical by Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods is a modern twist on classic fairy tales.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Pasolini has relocated Sade’s dark fairy tale to Italy at the end of the war.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
One of last year’s breakout comedies returns with the next chapter in the classic fairy tale about a romance between a rabbi and a podcaster.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Based on the stage musical by Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods is a modern twist on classic fairy tales.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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Whenever the president floated some bizarre policy idea, issued a new threat, or told a brazen lie about the state of the economy, Hassett would be one of the first people on cable news justifying it.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Our entire relationship was built on a lie.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some readers might expect an indictment of fan fiction and celebrity culture; Yi swerves, though, and creates a more searching and subversive tale of love, connection, and art.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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