Explore Parable through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like story or fable. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Parable meaning
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Using Parable
- The main meaning on this page is: A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
- Useful related words include: story, fable, allegory, apologue.
- In the example corpus, parable often appears in combinations such as: parable of, the parable, this parable.
Context around Parable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parable
- In this selection, "parable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feminist, eco, jesus, scene, recently and refer stand out and add context to how "parable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a feminist parable a corporate and about jesus parable of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parable" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The parable should encourage such people to keep struggling. (9 words)
So what does the oil in the parable refer to? (10 words)
There are records of similar versions of this parable in Greek literature. (12 words)
Holding hard to the idea of truth as parable, the sermon, delivered engagingly well by the very compelling Liev Schreiber (Broadway/Donmar’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses), unwinds its restless mind force in the intuitive unraveling. (35 words)
Much like the parable of the scorpion and the frog, Islamists will do what Islamists do, expend significant blood, treasure and effort into the one goal that appears to unite the Muslim world: Murdering Jews. (35 words)
If Chiang's story is a parable about the importance of keeping humans “in the loop,” it also makes a subtle case for ensuring that the circle of knowledge is as large as possible. (34 words)
So what does the oil in the parable refer to? (10 words)
This time I’m not talking in Parable, I said Cameroon is winning Nigeria period! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
The “path,” besides corresponding to the details of the parable of the sower, also is a visual link, a bridge that connects the parable scene with Jesus teaching about it above.
Coming across this parable recently got me thinking about how it’s possible to have such differing, even disparate, impressions about the same subject.
For a long time I wanted a parable with a tidy moral about sweetly stubborn hope or stupidly unbreakable habit.
If Chiang's story is a parable about the importance of keeping humans “in the loop,” it also makes a subtle case for ensuring that the circle of knowledge is as large as possible.
It's a feminist parable, a corporate satire, an adventure movie, a story of self-empowerment, and even a musical.
Jesus, using the parable of the sower shows that 3/4 of the Word of God that people hear are not put to use.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s enigmatic eco-parable, with its challenging title, is not easy to pin down.
So what does the oil in the parable refer to?
That’s not a movie title — it’s the title of a parable.
The parable should encourage such people to keep struggling.
The sermon was about Jesus’ parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32).
Holding hard to the idea of truth as parable, the sermon, delivered engagingly well by the very compelling Liev Schreiber (Broadway/Donmar’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses), unwinds its restless mind force in the intuitive unraveling.
If Powers has remade the way novelists use the environment, Rumaan Alam revived the gilded moral parable.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the mustard seed to explain faith and the kingdom of God.
It bears rereading still: it’s the very best parable of the creative life I know.
It’s interesting to note that the bride is not mentioned in this parable.
Much like the parable of the scorpion and the frog, Islamists will do what Islamists do, expend significant blood, treasure and effort into the one goal that appears to unite the Muslim world: Murdering Jews.
She lost two grandparents herself in the pogrom, and she saw the play as a parable about how polarization and dehumanization of any group can lead to violence.
There are records of similar versions of this parable in Greek literature.
This time I’m not talking in Parable, I said Cameroon is winning Nigeria period!
Common combinations with parable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- parable of 27×
- the parable 23×
- this parable 7×
- parable for 6×
- as parable 5×
- parable about 4×
- of parable 4×
- is parable 3×
- parable in 3×
- in parable 2×