fanciful tale
Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words
a story that is imaginative and not based on reality
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Examples (20)
- The children listened eagerly to their grandmother's fanciful tale about dancing flowers.
- The book is filled with one fanciful tale after another.
- He dismissed the story as merely a fanciful tale with no basis in reality.
- He entertained the children with a fanciful tale about dragons.
- The author is known for writing fanciful tales that captivate young readers.
- Nobody believed his fanciful tale of meeting an alien.
- Her fanciful tale of talking animals delighted the audience.
- The movie is a fanciful tale set in a magical kingdom.
- The book contains a collection of fanciful tales from different cultures.
- She dismissed the rumor as nothing more than a fanciful tale.
- Critics praised the novel as more than just a fanciful tale.
- The author is known for weaving a fanciful tale from simple events.
- She spun a fanciful tale about magical creatures living in the forest.
- Is this a true story or just another fanciful tale?
- The museum guide shared a fanciful tale about the castle's mysterious past.
- Grandfather used to spin a fanciful tale every night before bed.
- Many considered his account to be nothing more than a fanciful tale.
- Critics praised the novel as a beautifully written fanciful tale.
- The old sailor told us a fanciful tale of sea monsters and buried treasure.
- The legend is a fanciful tale passed down through generations.