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
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
My siblings and I tell tales of our mother that bring her into the present.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021
The short 150-word stories are written with affection and humour; and tell tales of couples who believe that love does not recognise man-made boundaries.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2020
Matt Creighton’s grandfather had lived through the Revolution; Matt himself had survived the Mexican War; and Uncle Billy Jeffers, down the road, was still alive to tell tales of the War of 1812.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
