Definition of Tale

a story that typically describes an important or notable incident

Examples of Tale in a sentence

Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a tale of witchcraft, romance, and a headless horseman on a quest for revenge.  🔊

Sitting around the campfire, the Girl Scout told a ghastly tale of a malignant ghost that haunted the very woods they sat in.  🔊

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.  🔊

Whenever her grandmother got nostalgic, she loved to tell the tale of her escape from Nazi Hungary during WWII.  🔊

The Brothers Grim perfected the art of the fairy tale well before Disney.  🔊

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