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
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
My siblings and I tell tales of our mother that bring her into the present.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021
Hearing him joke and tease and tell tales down at the store, you wouldn’t of known he had a care in the world, unless you studied his eyes.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
