How to Use myth in a Sentence

myth

noun
  • I don't believe the myths and legends about this forest.
  • Contrary to popular myth, no monster lives in this lake.
  • It's an enduring myth that money brings happiness.
  • But is there any truth to those myths?
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That, too, turns out to be a myth.
    — Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This myth has been around for a long time.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This is where the myth runs out of road.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • This is where the myth runs out of road.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • But these claims may be more myth than fact.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • But these claims may be more myth than fact.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That’s a myth, too, says Boudreaux.
    — John Stossel, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This is where the myth runs into a wall.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • This is where the myth runs into a wall.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
  • This is a myth that simply is not true.
    — Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • So many people get paid just to keep myths alive.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But part of my mission is to break down that myth.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In any event, the myth has been punctured.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Lidia sets out to seek the truth behind the myth.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And then there’s that crossroads myth.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There is a myth that pulling the ball is bad at Wrigley.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Read on to see what some of the sleep myths are, and the truth about them.
    — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 24 July 2019
  • Why a statue of this Greek myth?
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Still, there’s one myth about credit that won’t seem to go away.
    — Holly Johnson, CNN Underscored, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The idea that every one of them wants to spread the wealth is a myth.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
  • There’s this tired myth that black and brown faces don’t sell overseas.
    — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Overnight success is a myth, even for those in the 2%.
    — Suzy Welch, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Is there precedence for transness in Greek myth?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • Maybe the tale has a bit of the Loch Ness myth to it.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • The myth was doing some heavy lifting that night.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That’s one of the most damaging myths out there.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025

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