Sentence examples for Once upon a time from inspiring English sources

"Once upon a time" is a commonly used expression in written English.
It usually precedes a story, especially a fairy tale or in more recent years, a myth. Example: Once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a young princess who was determined to find true love.

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Once upon a time.

Once upon a time, everything made sense.

"Once upon a time, people were pretty".

Once Upon a Time, Literature.

Once upon a time, Democrats defended slavery.

Once upon a time, that was that.

Once upon a time life was simple.

Once upon a time, it basically did.

"Once Upon a Time in Amedica".

Once upon a time it would be.

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