How to Use mythical in a Sentence

mythical

adjective
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  • The sportswriters picked a mythical all-star team.
  • Hercules was a mythical hero who was half man and half god.
  • The benefits of the new policy proved to be mythical.
  • One of the things that drew me to it was the mythical nature of their story.
    — Ed Symkus, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The fact that God is there and is this mythical creature in Moordale, for me, that again, is the stuff I’m drawn to.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Dragons hold a special place in the world of mythical beasts.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • For a person like her, the queen was a mythical figure from very far away.
    — Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Ragnarök, a game built around mythical realms, is about preventing the end of the world.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Their charmed lives start to wear off when their mythical casita starts to show its cracks.
    — Vogue, 17 July 2023
  • The decline of desire for suits sounds mythical to him.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
  • For centuries, people have searched for the mythical beast known as the Loch Ness Monster.
    — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The fact is that the mythical Audrey—her mystique—is stronger than ever.
    — Town & Country, 28 June 2023
  • Nile River is so mythical, even Cole Porter crooned about it in his love songs.
    — Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The soy candle will transport you to the mythical land, appeasing all of your senes en route.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Lenny has always been this kind of mythical creature on this show.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
  • All of them are after a mythical wishing star, which, if Puss can reach it first, could restore the first eight of his nine lives.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • It’s named after the mythical notion that ostriches bury their heads in the sand at a sign of danger.
    — Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The Denali Coven is the Twilight universe’s version of the mythical succubus.
    — Absurdity, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Roughly 100 large-scale sculptures of the mythical beings are scattered across the globe.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The first stage of a mythical soft landing was playing out, though not without challenges for firms.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The fairy homes were not built by mythical creatures, but by volunteers.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • After making his way out of the mythical cave, man set off to the sea, where the water proffered new realms for exploration.
    — Grace Linden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The legend states that only one mythical phoenix can live at a time, and true to form, the 295-foot Phoenix 2 is like no other superyacht on the water.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • Bled, Slovenia Picturesque Bled looks like a mythical scene dreamed up by a Grimm brother.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
  • To go all out, look for statues of mythical creatures like dragons and unicorns, too.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • After the loss of her mother, a strong-willed tween is determined to prove the existence of a mythical moon goddess.
    — Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The ride featured a Viking-style boat that took guests through a 10th-century village and mythical forest with trolls that would curse the boat and send it backward.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023
  • The name is a variation on the mythical hall of Valhalla presided over by the god Odin — a place where warriors went after death.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
  • It is based on the mythical notion of ostriches burying their heads in the sand when facing danger.
    — Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Armstrong compared today's specter of white supremacy to the mythical Hydra, whose heads, when cut off, grow two more in one’s place.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023

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