tell about
Example Sentences
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Even such a 19th-century life as this one has something to tell about what was, tragically, going to happen half a century later.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
What can you tell about a video game from its price tag?
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Like so many of the stories Americans tell about the world, it wasn’t true.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
There were nice anecdotes to tell about Wembanyama’s eclectic offseason, how he trained with monks in China, worked on his post moves with Hakeem Olajuwon, played a lot of chess and visited NASA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“What was her name, Miss Love? Aw, it don’t matter who she was. Well, and we went to a dance place. Miss Love, tell about us at thet dance place.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
