tell tales
Example Sentences
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So he decides to keep appearing in clubs to tell tales of his relationship woes, lacing the commentary with rueful remarks that are vaguely comic, though nothing he says is actually funny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Those who were in Sin City that week in December 2007 tell tales of thousands of British fight fans emptying the bars of alcohol.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
As was the case with Celsius, a crypto exchange that went bust in 2022, the FTX customer statements tell tales of grievous loss and emotional torment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024
It’s a marvelous introduction to his ability to tell tales even as the ground shifts beneath our feet.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022
It is my suspicion that he is too sensible of how words desert him to tell tales in company; but I wish ardently that he should speak freely.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
