regale

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

Neely knew every great hole-in-the-wall breakfast and lunch joint in Los Angeles, where he would regale friends and colleagues with his infectious sense of humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

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

The dwarf’s sudden silence went unnoticed, as Duck had begun to regale him with his own life story.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

As he regales the young man who cleans his nursing home room with vivid details from his past lives, a more tragic picture emerges.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

Try as he might to squelch them, Joel's paternal urges rise up to meet her playfulness when she regales him with puns or teases him for his seriousness.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023

In Oval Office meetings to chart the future of America’s car industry, Mr. Biden regales aides with obscure trivia about automobiles that were made before many of them were born.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Cole regales Shorter with the history of the neighborhood where both have chosen to lay their heads.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 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

She recognized that, like her, he was born for the stage, and regaled him with stage lore that put the stardust in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

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

Watson regaled the courtroom with "Leave It to Beaver"-style stories of his upbringing.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024

As we stood there holding our netting and sweating through our complete wardrobes, they regaled us with information about our soon-to-be-home, Kilanga.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Here, Robyn delights in regaling the listener with the contradictory ideas of motherhood she’s encountered in the four years since becoming a mom to her son, Tyko.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Barely more than a month ago, I was regaling you all with my brave Super Bowl pick for the 2025 NFL season: the Baltimore Ravens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

Although he may delight in regaling his fellow denizens with tales of his days at sea, Thorfinn’s tough exterior belies his innate affection and desire for human connection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Marmalade pointed to a nearby booth, where an ordinary man with wispy blond hair and a gap in his front teeth was regaling his tablemates with the story of Lady Delune.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee