saga
noun
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
sagas
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pluralof saga.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Where Waititi once brought an authentic ache to his bittersweet sagas of wayward souls, he’s resorted to sledgehammer mawkishness that’s meant to be offset by his droll humor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Whether in the films beloved by the Wu-Tang or the animated sagas Megan favors, characters battle not simply for survival but to achieve mastery.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
The Manchester City striker, who is his country's all-time top scorer with 55 goals in 48 games, has donated a rare 16th-Century manuscript of Viking sagas to the part of Norway where he grew up.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
There are amusing moments in murder mysteries and gangster sagas; sometimes one needs a break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He mixed in various plot lines from Austrian, Norwegian and German sagas, and set about moulding them into a coherent dramatic whole.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
