Used in a Sentence

fairytale

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fairytale.

Editorial note

And the fact that you won the elections by telling fairytales does not mean that someone else will pay for the fairytale.

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Quick take

Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fairytale gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]

adjective

Alternative spelling of fairy-tale. [Of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fairytale.

noun

Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]

adjective

Alternative spelling of fairy-tale. [Of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale.]

Example sentences

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And the fact that you won the elections by telling fairytales does not mean that someone else will pay for the fairytale.

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Instead they forced Greece into following some neoliberal fairytale where sharp cuts to government spending were supposed to magically provide instant prosperity because it showed confidence.

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If only more kids were as astute:) Santa Claus often serves as an entry-level fairytale, a kind of prep for what will be believed later in life.

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It isn't equitable and it isn't a fairytale.

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Also, I'd like to point out that most of the greatest scientific minds of our era did get mediocre grades in school (I'm not talking about the Gates or Jobs college dropout fairytale).

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> Also, I'd like to point out that most of the greatest scientific minds of our era did get mediocre grades in school (I'm not talking about the Gates or Jobs college dropout fairytale).

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And even if not, and they both have been sent by some satanic deity, they still should be called humans - not monsters, because that only helps writing the whole historic event off as a distant fairytale where you might aswell add some dragons to sauce it up even further into fantasyland.

Quote examples

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One can only hope word will get around, and people will wake up to the fact that "the cloud" is not a fairytale place of infinite storage and security where you no longer have to worry about database backups because "it is in the cloud"

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fairytale in a sentence?

And the fact that you won the elections by telling fairytales does not mean that someone else will pay for the fairytale.

What does fairytale mean?

Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]

What part of speech is fairytale?

fairytale is commonly used as noun, adjective.