tattle

Example Sentences

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He accused BBC News of "uncorroborated tittle tattle" in its reporting.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

But the choice not to tattle on him is simple, and in fact the only straightforward thing about the whole scenario.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

We’re hesitant to tattle to our supervisor, but since we’re equals, we’re also not comfortable confronting her.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2022

“If Walls Could Talk” they might tattle on the home healthcare worker a woman hires to look after her widowed mother in this new TV movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022

If it was a piano, she must send a secret letter to China and tattle to the elders about her infamous piano lessons.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord