- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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Gurganus, author of “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All,” has a list of grievances against the vultures that set up in an enormous tree near his house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The Every Pair Tells a Story event is the latest campaign by the Send Sanctuary UK group, set up by a mother of Send children from Waterlooville in Hampshire.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
The videos of Tisa Tells, a Black news YouTuber who livestreams daily rundowns of the trial, come off as heightened and chaotic.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
Tells her to read it and to let her know what she thinks.
From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023
Mama Tells me to turn It over, and when I do, carefully, It’s blistered brown.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
