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saga

noun

Definition of saga

as in tale

a detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time The saga of Beowulf recounts the hero's travels as he hunts the monster Grendel.

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Recent Examples of saga The legislation, which had been intensely opposed by real estate groups, has cycled through a yearslong saga since its first version was introduced in 2020. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins in a magical coming-of-age saga. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Entertainer and ‘Voice’ coach Kelly Clarkson’s bird saga from Brooklyn continues. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The film retraces the saga of Theranos, which claimed to have a machine that could perform hundreds of clinical tests using a single drop of blood. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saga

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Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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Based on his 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker wrote and directed the first Hellraiser movie the following year, introducing audiences to Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and his Cenobites.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
Late Fame was adapted faithfully from the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler’s late nineteenth-century novella, itself a recent recovery, but the transposition to the present functions only up until this point.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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