Phrase Hound found 113 phrases and 72 compound words that contain story. The most common are listed below. Open story in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 113
- short storyA work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.
- love storyA story about love.
- success storyAnecdotal evidence for the benefits of some product or policy.
- cover storyA story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
- another storyA radically different interpretation of a situation.
- horror storyA fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.
- story of my lifeUsed to ruefully indicate that a previously described incident (often a mishap) typically tends to be experienced by the speaker.
- half the storyAn incomplete or one-sided version of events.
- life storyAn account of an individual's life.
- News story
- True Story
- story lineAlternative form of storyline: The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
- long storyA situation that is too complicated or extensive to talk about.
- tell-a-storyResembling or characteristic of the act or practice of telling a story.
- Whole Story
- same old storyWhat usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.
- long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.
- end of storyIndicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
- Story CityA city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
- Story CountyOne of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Nevada.
- back storyAlternative form of backstory: The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
- user storyIn software development, a natural language description of how an end user uses a system feature.
- war storyAny narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime.
- different storyAny story featuring elements of science fiction or fantasy (as opposed to typical stories which are set in the real world).
- B-storyA subplot that appears in a screenplay or script for a movie or television show; a subplot that concerns the side-characters or less important aspects of a television show.
Compound words 72
- storytellerA person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
- storytellingThe act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
- storylineThe plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
- storybookA book containing stories, especially children's stories.
- understoryA story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.
- backstoryThe previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
- storyboardA series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
- storytimeThe time at which a story is told.
- storylandThe fictitious world where stories are set.
- storyfulCharacteristic of a story; storylike