Definition: 1. A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. 2. A trivial lie.
Use 'tale' in a sentence:
1. Tis a brief tale, and quickly told.
2. You lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck.
3. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.
4. In Germany, we went to the village of Hamelin, where the tale of the Pied Piper takes place.
5. She unfolded her tale to us.
6. The second category of Norwegian folk tale is the supernatural.
7. Pinocchio, standing before him, told his pitiful tale, word by word.
8. It's a tragic tale.
9. "Now drink your tea," said the boy's mother, "then, perhaps, you may hear a fairy tale."
10. Her experiences provide a cautionary tale for us all.
11. Please you, sir, my meagre tale is told.
12. They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work.
13. I've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house.
14. He regaled us with tales of his days as a jazz pianist.
15. Fairy tales weren't just meant for children.
16. He told his boss a tale about his mother being at death's door.
17. The following tale will clearly illustrate this point.
18. I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.
19. "You, my love," said the bridegroom, turning to her, "is there no tale you know?"
20. He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes.
21. The third main kind of folk tale is the comical story.
22. Mine is a long and a sad tale!
23. "That was no fairy tale, 'tis true," said old Nanny, "but now it's coming."
24. The countryman began to tell his tale, and said he was going to take the goose to a christening.
25. Your tale is very affecting.
26. It is a tale which holds children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.
27. He had a fund of hilarious tales on the subject.
28. This isn't a fishy tale!
29. Am I to hear a fairy tale?
30. Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions.
31. When the company went under, tales of his extravagance surged through the industry.
32. It was like this fairy tale movie for me. It was cute.
33. It is a tale which has often been retold within West Indian literature.
34. Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.
35. The play takes three Scottish tales and interlinks them.
36. She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
37. The tale no longer belongs to the community.
38. The miser began to tell his tale, and said he had been robbed of his money.
39. He listened to my tale of woe.
40. Nearly every business has a sad tale to tell.
41. "But that is no fairy tale," said the little boy, who was listening to the story.
42. They were a vain and boastful company of heroes when the tale was done.
43. The tale was long, but brimful of interest.
44. Hers was a classic tale of rags to riches.
45. A number of things happen when an oral tale gets written down.
46. I thought that a fairy tale was just a written version of an oral folktale.
47. Her story is the touching tale of a wife who stood by the husband she loved.
48. I love listening to his tales of life at sea.
49. a tale of life in the fast lane.
50. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
51. Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction.
52. She made history come alive with tales from her own memories.
53. Roy told his sorrowful tale with simple words anybody could understand.
54. She related her tale of living rough.
55. How often do you start a tale of fame and fortune, comedy, or tragedy with this phrase?
56. In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
57. Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.
58. The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
