How to Use myth in a Sentence

myth

noun

• I don't believe the myths and legends about this forest.
• Contrary to popular myth, no monster lives in this lake.
• It's an enduring myth that money brings happiness.
• Read on to see what some of the sleep myths are, and the truth about them.
  — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 24 July 2019
• The real source of the myth seems to have come much later.
  — Katherine Foxhall, Smithsonian, 6 Mar. 2018
• The notion that wolves howl at the moon is a myth, though.
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2020
• This is a myth that has been debunked time and time again.
  — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2020
• The show also makes an effort to bust the myth of the glamorous con.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2023
• The myths that helped us unite as a nation began to fray.
  — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 19 Sep. 2017
• The urban myth is that brown sugar is mixed with the beef in the burger.
  — Dan Kadar, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2022
• The class dispels the myths that such records don’t exist.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
• There’s so little in the way of magic and myth these days.
  — Joshua David Stein, Town & Country, 6 Nov. 2019
• The myth is that this bill is going to fix that problem. ...
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2022
• It’s a myth spread by dog owners that cats are cold and aloof.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
• When held up to the light of truth, this myth loses its luster.
  — Jacqueline Pata, SELF, 7 Oct. 2017
• The origin of mezcal is steeped in myth and often a hint of smoke.
  — Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• And now to have this success is beyond my wildest myth.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2022
• The two will now try their hands at full-time myth-busting.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2017
• This myth circles back to the lie about vaginas needing to be cleaned.
  — Jessica Migala, Health.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• The reality is that many of these fears lie more in myth.
  — Pia Silva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Facts about his life were initially hard to come by, and myth rushed in to fill the void.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• Today the horse is a creature from a lost pastoral myth.
  — Melissa Holbrook Pierson, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
• Some of the half-truths and Philly myths are pretty creative.
  — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• The idea that programs must be funded by tax dollars is a myth.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 19 June 2020
• This is a myth that will only leave you with little time to get to safety.
  — Danielle Dozier, ajc, 3 May 2018
• There’s this tired myth that black and brown faces don’t sell overseas.
  — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• The first thing to know is that truly allergen-free cats are a myth.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021
• There's this Greek myth about Eos, the goddess of dawn.
  — Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022
• Barry has a myth around his heroic status that is a lie.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• Still, there’s one myth about credit that won’t seem to go away.
  — Holly Johnson, CNN Underscored, 19 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024