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
Another tell about perhaps wanting to slowly reintroduce more familiar ideas came from the same news conference in which he praised City's intensity.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Like so many of the stories Americans tell about the world, it wasn’t true.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
When an ecosystem is so ingrained in your psyche, so essential to your culture and so central to the stories you tell about your reason for being, you have no choice but to safeguard it.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
Robin couldn’t always remember which ones came first, but he liked to hear Brother Hubert tell about them.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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