How to Use folklore in a Sentence

folklore

noun

• He can't tell the difference between fact and folklore.
• The coyote appears in a great deal of Native American folklore.
• Boone is no stranger to the fury and the folklore of this steel-cage match.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• And then, or so this bit of folklore goes, the hunter is cured of buck fever.
  — Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
• Myths and folklore seem here to help the process of mourning.
  — Sheena Scott, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• Where does your style—a mix of folklore and pop—come from?
  — Jordan Salama, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2022
• In Asian folklore, a white rabbit is said to live on the moon.
  — Marcia Dunn, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
• The text of the song came from ancient times and Ukrainian folklore.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 4 Mar. 2022
• There were things in the school library based on Irish folklore.
  — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• In a retelling of a legend on the folklore database, the creatures were a bit of a mixed bag.
  — James Doubek, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
• In African folklore, too, the pain of loss and the past is forever woven.
  — Elizabeth Agyemang, Time, 10 Nov. 2022
• Our folklore and our stories have made predators the bad guys: the big, bad wolf; the big, bad bear.
  — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Who knew Taylor Swift was part of the folklore of Bridgerton?
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2022
• My least favorite genre of news story is the folklore beat.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
• Part of it is the German setting, which is the setting of so much good folklore.
  — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 8 Aug. 2024
• The mystery of myth and folklore knit tightly with thrilling moments is a treat to watch.
  — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
• What happened there since has become part of the Kupp folklore.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
• Thiong’o’s book is a blend of folklore and mythology that tells the origin story of the Gikuyu clan.
  — Jackie Bischof, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2021
• In Arabic folklore, a ghoul is an evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on corpses.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• The scenery spied on cruises on the Rhine and Danube rivers is layered with meaning found in fairy tales and folklore.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
• For the sake of folklore and everything fun, there are a few other ideas on how this area came to be.
  — Erika Owen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
• Each has a place in America’s folklore—two sides of the nation’s coin.
  — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021
• The fluttering fairies of folklore seem to be free from the storybooks at last—fairycore home decor is here to stay.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2023
• That’s’ the premise for the story of the discovery of a Joulupukki, a figure in Finnish folklore that led to the jolly fat man.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
• Swift recorded the new, even sadder version of the song at Long Pond Studios, the site of Swift’s folklore movie.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
• Taylor won her third Album of the Year award for folklore, and Joe won his first Grammy.
  — Women's Health, 10 Apr. 2023
• That tragedy, though, exists behind a haze of folklore.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2023
• In folklore and custom, this month’s full moon is known as the strawberry moon.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• They’re feared as rabies carriers, blamed for pandemics and cast as the villains of folklore.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
• The small town is also a hub for Albanian folklore, with traditional music performances and crafts on display.
  — Food Drink Life, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025