fable
noun
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: Aesop's fables.
fables
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pluralof fable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those movies proved there is a market for large-scale live-action fables employing practical and realistic special effects, along with massive sets built on location.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"The great thing about these movies is that they are like fables," Byron Howard, one of the two directors, told AFP in Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
The stories Eddie had jotted down in his goofy, blocky handwriting, from his own silly creations to the fables Nana used to tell us when we were younger, when she’d come up to visit.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
