Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with story in American Collocation
story
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
true
Based on a true story, the movie is one of the best I have ever seen.
not true
This story was probably fictional, but there is no doubt that Walter had suffered during his service.
interesting
Fukuzawa’s autobiography is a fascinating story.
good
This is the remarkable story of a man who has become a legend in his own lifetime.
inspiring
Read the inspiring story of how she became 5 stone lighter.
shocking or frightening
‘Homeland’ is the gripping and often chilling story of the interwoven lives of three characters.
strange
Someone at the magazine dreamed up a bizarre story involving David Beckham and Michael Jackson.
sad
The touching story of one girl’s migration from the Caribbean to England is explored in ‘Weeding Cane’.
funny
Martin told an amusing story about camping in the New Forest.
complete
Only when we see the whole story of a person’s life can we judge whether it went well.
well-known
‘Jungle Book, the Musical ’ was adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s famous story.
real
Here’s the inside story of what happened on on 28/29 October.
traditional
We take a fresh look at the traditional story of ‘Red Riding Hood’.
about love
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world.
in a newspaper
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.
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
Payday tells the story without leaving a thing out.
repeat a story
They believe every word, even when she retells the story from someone else’s viewpoint.
write or make up a story
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
This week I read the true story of an American called Gerald Barnes.
find out about a story
Bit by bit, I pieced together the story.
of a newspaper: to include a story
The Evening News covered the story.