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

The golf stories are narrated by the “oldest member” of an upper-class golf club who buttonholes unwary younger members to regale them with his memories of golfers he has known.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

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

I could regale you with tales of how we had great fun on the trip, but I won't.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

Like characters in plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mark O’Rowe, both of whom owe something to Bogosian, Royo’s narrator views it all through the lens of hilarity, and regales us accordingly.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 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

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

He regaled me with many wonderful stories of them during their early years on the road.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 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

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

Besides regaling ravers at their concerts — which will continue for the remainder of the calendar year, including a 20-city North American tour that kicks off in Boston on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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

Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and was regaling audiences until the very end.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

Annabeth was trying to cheer up Hazel, regaling her with Percy’s greatest Seaweed Brain moments, when Frank stumbled down the hall and burst into her cabin.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan