retelling

Example Sentences

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Making a purposefully idiosyncratic retelling of a classic tale came with its own challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I don’t know whether or not he is a narcissist, but from your retelling, he is someone who has always looked out for himself.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

As such, it’s a story that deserves retelling, and it gets it in “Miracle: The Boys of ’80.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

His story is well known but its horror does not diminish in the retelling.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Almost everyone had one, and those that didn’t added to the tales by retelling them.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez