tease
Example Sentences
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So it goes with book clubs: Even if you don’t love what you’re reading, it can still offer something interesting to tease apart.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The movie’s real twist is in everything that follows the trailer’s tease.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
"These simulations allow us to tease out small effects to determine what actually happens, helping us to understand our observations."
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
When presenting the Oscar for costume design, Wintour appeared without her signature sunglasses alongside Anne Hathaway in a tease for Hathaway’s upcoming “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
"I'm gon' put you in the mailbox. Ship you off to Ookabooka Land," she'd tease, and Cynthia would laugh and scream no, as if Ookabooka Land were a real place.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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"Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats
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