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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 case turned into a years-long legal saga, with multiple people convicted of their roles in arranging the hit, including Wendi’s brother, Charlie Adelson, and her mother, Donna. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The latest lawsuit in the eligibility saga is focused around LSU rostering multiple players who were cut from NFL teams after the preseason. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The likes of Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Ricardo Pepi, Sergiño Dest, Antonee Robinson and Folarin Balogun (plenty more on him and the transfer saga that resulted in a U-turn back to Monaco instead of a move to Everton below) all wound up staying put. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Perhaps this saga of planetary conquest is also a sly commentary on Hollywood imperialism, in which even the most far-flung of small-town tales must be overwhelmed by big-name stars in visual-effects drag. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saga

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The Zoe reveal is a neat wrinkle in the tale, one that John admits to wondering about without being sure.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
These factors, including varying breeds, make the old wives tale of multiplying a dog's age by seven inaccurate.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

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The company is working on a feature adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Torrey Peters’ novella Stag Dance and a feature romantic comedy from Carly Usdin and Brittani Nichols featuring WNBA players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson.

— Peter White, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Deep in the Pyrenees mountains, a young man, Miquel, struggles in the wake of his mother’s death in a snowstorm — a tragic event that was at the center of Tóibín’s 2006 novella, A Long Winter.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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