tale of love

collocation in English

meaningsoftaleandlove

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tale
noun[C]
uk
/teɪl/us
/teɪl/
a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult ...
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love
noun
uk
/lʌv/us
/lʌv/
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in ...
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(Definition oftaleandlovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftale of love

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But it is not ataleofloveand folly; it is just straight folly.
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Crawford plays the title character, in ataleofloveand blackmail.
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Each tells a shorttaleofloveand humanity amidst a backdrop of science fiction.
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This is ataleofloveand romance laced with high ambitions, smoldering passions, conflicting values and the sweet trials and tribulations of lovers.
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It concluded that the film is a remarkabletaleoflove, loss and redemption that stands proudly among the films of one of the cinema's living legends.
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In the lyrical expression of the domestic emotions he displays a fine felicity, and he knew how to treat with true feeling ataleofloveor vengeance.
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Noonan describes the plot as a nuancedtaleoflove, identity, self-discovery, and the power of language.
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The confessional tales of love, loss and life represented a bold, new direction for her.
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Musical tales of love and loss with hardly a word wasted.
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Solely, it is about the songs; eleven pure and sophisticated tales of love and lamentation.
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Many of the lyrics sketch tales of love, jealousy and betrayal.
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Treaties and handbooks on education stressed the danger in allowing eager female students to read foreign tales of love.
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Both novels concern the lives of two families and contain tales of love triangles and hidden racial identities.
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The family members are different in character, cultural, social and economic status but are all embroiled in effervescent tales of love, money, power, self gain, seduction and success.
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