How do you use the word "story" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "story": This is such a sad story. He told me the story of his life.

Story Meaning

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn account of real or fictional events.

nounA lie, fiction.

Sentence Examples

This is such a sad story.

He told me the story of his life.

There seems no reason to doubt her story.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

floor tale level

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The grandmother told a funny ____ about her childhood to the children.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

My grandfather told me a fascinating ____ about his childhood in Italy during the middle of the war.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr Proto-Hellenic *wístōr Ancient Greek ἵστωρ (hístōr) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía)bor. Latin historiader. Old French estoire Old French estoriebor. Middle English storie English story From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie by aphesis, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “learning through research”). Doublet of history and storey.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"...it must be exploded for fabulous, with other relics of ancient story..." — 1673, William Temple, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland:

"The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator." — 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

"So, what happened? It's quite a long story actually... Really? Don't worry about it then." — 2006 February 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4:

"Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee." — 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:

"He stood on the doorstep for a minute, listening for sounds inside the house — a radio, a TV tuned to one of the stories […]" — 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:

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