regale

Example Sentences

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He was always modest about his work in the movie world, often telling people he made biscuits rather than having to regale them with his Hollywood stories.

From BBC

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

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

From Salon

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

Monday, Biden was in front of the International Association of Firefighters' annual legislative conference back in Washington regaling the audience with his accomplishments and said he was "determined to finish the job."

From Salon