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Common collocations with story in American Collocation

story noun countable

US /ˈstɔri/

true

true

Based on a true story, the movie is one of the best I have ever seen.

not true

apocryphal
fiction
fictional
imaginary

This story was probably fictional, but there is no doubt that Walter had suffered during his service.

interesting

compelling
fascinating
gripping
interesting
intriguing

Fukuzawa’s autobiography is a fascinating story.

good

amazing
entertaining
exciting
good
great
incredible
powerful
remarkable
wonderful

This is the remarkable story of a man who has become a legend in his own lifetime.

inspiring

heart-warming
inspirational
inspiring

Read the inspiring story of how she became 5 stone lighter.

shocking or frightening

chilling
disturbing
harrowing
horrific
scary
shocking

‘Homeland’ is the gripping and often chilling story of the interwoven lives of three characters.

strange

astonishing
bizarre
extraordinary
strange
unusual

Someone at the magazine dreamed up a bizarre story involving David Beckham and Michael Jackson.

sad

poignant
sad
touching
tragic

The touching story of one girl’s migration from the Caribbean to England is explored in ‘Weeding Cane’.

funny

amusing
comic
funny
hilarious
humorous

Martin told an amusing story about camping in the New Forest.

complete

complete
entire
full
whole

Only when we see the whole story of a person’s life can we judge whether it went well.

well-known

familiar
famous
old
popular
well-known

‘Jungle Book, the Musical ’ was adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s famous story.

real

inside
real
untold

Here’s the inside story of what happened on on 28/29 October.

traditional

classic
epic
fairy
traditional

We take a fresh look at the traditional story of ‘Red Riding Hood’.

about love

love
romantic

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world.

in a newspaper

big
cover
front-page
lead
top

While a front-page story on racism in the workplace may be more appealing to the paper’s editorial team, it is soccer that sells newspapers.

adventure
bible
coming-of-age
detective
fantasy
ghost
gospel
horror
mystery
news
rags-to-riches
spy

Becker stars in the rags-to-riches story of a young Latino player who journeys from the ghetto of East LA to the glamour of the English Premier league.

tell a story

narrate
recount
share
tell

Payday tells the story without leaving a thing out.

repeat a story

repeat
retell

They believe every word, even when she retells the story from someone else’s viewpoint.

write or make up a story

concoct
dream up
fabricate
invent
make up
weave
write

He concocted a story about seeing a UFO and its occupants to impress his “superior,” a UFO enthusiast.

Johnson had children of his own and probably invented the story to make me feel better.

read or hear a story

hear
listen to
read

This week I read the true story of an American called Gerald Barnes.

find out about a story

investigate
piece together
research
uncover
unravel

Bit by bit, I pieced together the story.

of a newspaper: to include a story

cover
feature
get
print
publish
report
run

The Evening News covered the story.