regale

Baker was known to regale locals with the history of their own homes and the founding Monrovians who lived there before them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Overhearing them, the dentist left a patient in the chair to regale them with his market winnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Dan Kois is here to regale us with stories from a different era.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2023

In the meantime, Dottie will regale the team, the pub and pretty much anyone else within earshot with substantially exaggerated tales of Ted’s youth.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

“Want to give it some more thought before you regale me?”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

He breaks things as she regales the boy with her sad history of being abandoned on her wedding day.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023

When he sits down with his haddock and regales the eager cadets with stories of his biggest professional successes, he is putting up a front.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

When home, the boy regales him with stories about his new school.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

Then he regales Glanzman with a baseball joke that’s more wishful thinking than statistical accuracy, given the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

On a visit to Samar midway through his training, Horbenko regaled relatives with stories of his training, showing video clips from the shooting ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Speaking from Michigan before a backdrop of American flags, Slotkin was much more concise and much less animated than the president, who regaled Republicans on the House floor for an hour and 40 minutes.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025

Attempting to explain away what had happened, Watson regaled the courtroom with "Leave It to Beaver"-style stories of his upbringing.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024

The next day Bibi stopped listing inventory altogether and regaled us, instead, with imprudent details about Haldar and his wife.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The legendary Puerto Rican MC Wisin gave Karol a breather by storming the stage and regaling his millennial fans with 2000s reggaeton burners like “Pam Pam” and “Rakata.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Genge will enjoy regaling him with the story of his score over that beverage.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Cut to Jackie amid the tumult of a construction site, regaling a documentary crew with her plan to erect an “exact replica” of the palace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

Britney Grayson had just finished regaling children at the small religious grade school about Kenya, where she works on missions, when she drove out of the parking lot looking for a Starbucks.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

I could hear Aunt Kitty regaling her with tales of “dear Flora,” even though Mrs. Maroney hadn’t asked.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan