tell on
Example Sentences
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The final product is not that — there are stories that I tell on the record, but every song is not a story song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
"It's the play that tells the exact story that I want this national theatre company to be able to tell, on the second biggest stage in Europe," Sheen told BBC News.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
The thing is, most people can’t help but tell on themselves.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025
She didn’t sound mad, or like she was going to tell on Ophie.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
