tale
Example Sentences
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Foreign media gorged themselves on the tale of the haves and the have-nots.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The 2021 “transitory” episode is a relevant cautionary tale.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
On the surface, her waltz-time ballad, Alice, seems to be a saccharine tale of love and devotion.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A single actor conjures a whole town in crisis in “Kenrex,” the ugly but true tale of a malignant man’s long crime spree in Missouri and his eventual comeuppance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Even so, Penelope could only marvel at his incredible tale, which started shortly after she had last seen him, when the two friends parted at the Ashton train station....
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing tale
"Raymond's Run"
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Justice, Part 1
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