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"modern fable" is a story or tale that teaches a moral lesson or imparts wisdom in a contemporary setting or with modern characters. It combines elements of fiction with lessons or truths that are applicable to our current society or issues.
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Sentences with «modern fable»
- It's like some lovely modern fable — a warm embrace of a film, full of compassion, pain, and hope. (markreviewsmovies.com)
- In this absurdist, black - comic modern fable, which Yorgos dreamed up with cowriter Efthymis Filippou, Ariane does a star turn in a supporting role as the chambermaid in a hotel where people arrested for being single are taken and given forty - five days to find a mate from among the other «guests.» (criterion.com)
- A Monster Calls (Dec. 23): Liam Neeson is the monster in this special - effects - laden modern fable, about a bullied boy who can summon a monster to help fight his battles. (sfchronicle.com)
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