: fairy-tale
a storybook romance
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
UConn went undefeated in the Big East for the 12th time under Auriemma in 2025, and the team finished the season in storybook fashion with a dominant NCAA Tournament run to end a nine-year title drought.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
The Economist, 23 May 2020
Here's a look back at the series that could have finished off a dynasty without the storybook ending.
—Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2020
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Noun
The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
UConn went undefeated in the Big East for the 12th time under Auriemma in 2025, and the team finished the season in storybook fashion with a dominant NCAA Tournament run to end a nine-year title drought.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Adjective
Its handsome white building, with storybook steeple, was part-funded by a pious niece of Walt.
—The Economist, 23 May 2020
Here's a look back at the series that could have finished off a dynasty without the storybook ending.
—Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2020
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“Storybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storybook. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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