tell tale
Example Sentences
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It's hard to be conclusive from a satellite image taken from above, but these buildings did not have visible damage to their structure or tell tale signs like nearby rubble or changes to their outlines.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
But eagle-eyed viewers, and listeners, will be able to spot the tell tale signs that something is amiss.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
The tell tale rattle is made by the rapid shaking together of hard rings of keratin at the tip of the reptiles' tails.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021
The tell tale sign was when I was about 7 or 8 years old.
From Time • Oct. 16, 2012
The tell tale ladder, that bore the evidence of his guilt.
From Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect by Hartley, John