tattletale
Example Sentences
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Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sassy tattletale Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
All media; corporate media, social media, local media, national media, state media, non-profit, for-profit and the tattletale kid down the street.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
He has established a tattletale line to complain about teachers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022
But now that she and my 12-year-old son are at home, I think she wasn’t making friends for a reason: She’s a huge tattletale.
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2020
When Noah woke up he got to hear the whole story from the tattletale brothers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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