1. plural of story; accounts of events, either true or fictional
2. plural of story; levels or floors of a building

Examples

• She loves reading mystery stories before bed.
• The children gathered around to hear fairy stories.
• The newspaper published several stories about the election.
• The office building has twenty stories.
• We live on the third of five stories in our apartment building.
• He writes short stories for the school magazine.
• The skyscraper’s upper stories offer amazing city views.