retelling
Example Sentences
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Though John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s books are in no way a retelling of “Beowulf,” echoes of the Old English epic occur throughout.
“I’d like to watch ‘The Dark Knight’ again in the exact same circumstance that I watched it,” Elordi said, referring to Christopher Nolan’s dark retelling of Batman’s battle with the Joker.
From Los Angeles Times
In fact, a lot of what we hear is just retelling stories we’ve heard a thousand times, only with less structure.
From Los Angeles Times
I found her collection of Nativity scenes, reminding me of our own boys’ playing with the olive-wood manger scene, retelling the Christmas story when they were little.
The retelling of the first lady’s life recasts her as a petulant former cabaret performer who would rather be on stage than in the White House.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
