tell tale

Example Sentences

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Here, he stood frozen at the crease, bat hanging loosely, a tell tale sign of a batter anticipating a short delivery and belatedly reacting to one that wasn't.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

But there is at least one tell tale visual error - where "Elon Musk" appears to have an eye on top of his left eye.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

That's a tell tale sign that it's been recycled from a previous event.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2022

The tell tale sign was when I was about 7 or 8 years old.

From Time • Oct. 16, 2012

After this, if any movement of the stars takes place, the tell tale micrometer at once detects it.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various