be told
Example Sentences
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Earl Spencer was resolute; strong in his conviction that his version of events needed to be told as a matter of record.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You are … on notice, before release, that the insinuation is false, that the material refuting it is public, and that you chose not to be told the rest,” Spiro wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Tato also acknowledged the young people of Madagascar, who "knew how important it was that their story be told".
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
He obviously hit a nerve, which revealed there was, in fact, a story there waiting to be told.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
And then of course Shasta begged to be told of the battles and wars in which Bree had carried the Tarkaan.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
