How to use "parable" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "parable" in popular movie and book plots

  • Afterwards, much to his brother's shock and chagrin, Xu remarks, "Sun Wukong is nothing but a parable invented by old Qiu.  - The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal
  • This film is a Christian parable about the end of the world in the Atomic Age told with puppet animation.  - The Way of Peace (film)
  • A parable has been organised by one group, an old folk tale, to be played out to cast light on the dispute.  - The Caucasian Chalk Circle
  • The prologue, spoken by a narrator on the middle level, presents the play as "a parable that obligates"; the audience is the ultimate judge.  - Frankenburger Würfelspiel
  • A parable rooted in the absurdities of modern India, this novel takes a light-hearted dig at the pretensions of people who matter.  - The Goat, the Sofa, and Mr. Swami
  • This parable has also been translated by Michael Hofmann in the _London Review of Books_ July 6, 2015.  - The Problem of Our Laws
  • The Sixth is a parable about lawlessness and bureaucracy in the aftermath of the Great October Revolution.  - The Sixth
  • The priest tells that the parable is an ancient text of the court, and many generations of court officials have interpreted it differently.  - The Trial

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