Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality plays
Noun
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Words build narratives, and narratives sow the seeds of revolution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026 -
With tears and fragments of personal narratives, this footage often digs deeper than some might expect for a sport derided as the domain of adrenaline junkies indifferent to the law.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among the many ideas the film explores, front and center is the notion that communities like Ant’s create their own mythologies.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Plus, the two cultures have overlapping ancient mythologies that could be incorporated into the story’s fantasy elements.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Mirror doesn’t always trade in great American myths.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These things are always cautionary tales, and people don’t realize them.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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There have been a few studies suggesting that Maurten’s version does indeed minimize GI problems and enhance endurance performance—not a huge body of evidence, but enough to buttress the widespread anecdotal tales of elite athletes relying on it.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More than a decade later, the two legends are hoping to do it again.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The returning legends spanned generations.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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