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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 will-they-or-won’t-they saga has been more intense than pretty much anything else onscreen this season (well except for You Can See Everything, of course). — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026 That’s just the jumping-off point for a sprawling family saga that took countless comic detours — and flashbacks — over its five seasons. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026 The Chicago Bears stadium saga has more drama than a playoff game. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Variety spoke with director Naoya Andô and producer Ryo Nakamuray about their continuation of the saga. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saga

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Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tale

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Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
While two of the three semifinalists had a base camp here, and international stars like Harry Kane, Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham lived in Kansas City, the biggest story arguably was what happened west of town.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

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Heti took years’ worth of personal diaries, got a computer to arrange the sentences in alphabetical order, and then, without tampering with the order, winnowed the material to the length of a novella.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
In August, Arinzé Kene (Misty) performs in the one-man show Kohlhaas, an adaptation of the novella Michael Kohlhaas by Marco Baliani and Remo Rostagno, translated and directed by Omar Elerian, originally produced by Brighton Festival.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

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