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
In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.
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JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Once, el Caserío Padre Rivera had been a place of fairy tales, promises of new beginnings and urban renewal.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
For the uninitiated, the Moomins are cutesy, hippo-like trolls that get into fairy tale adventures.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Your little prince and princess will be charmed by these pumpkins straight from a fairy tale.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Once, el Caserío Padre Rivera had been a place of fairy tales, promises of new beginnings and urban renewal.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
For the uninitiated, the Moomins are cutesy, hippo-like trolls that get into fairy tale adventures.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Your little prince and princess will be charmed by these pumpkins straight from a fairy tale.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairy tale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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That’s where Israel’s future lies.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is the fourth Hammer Frankenstein film but only the third directed by Terence Fisher – after nine years away from the Baron’s experiments, Fisher returns for a gut-punching tale of undesirable outsiders, execution anxiety, and gender-bent possession.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lane Neely, a park interpreter for Caddo Lake State Park, told USA TODAY that he's heard tales about a lake creature and a ghostly woman.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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This would provide 20 two-story units and eight one-story, one-bedroom units.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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