tell

Example Sentences

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It’s definitely a major change for how we tell stories and what we tell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“We work all day after practice hours together, and it just means the world. You can tell that she loves the game and her little nuggets that she teaches me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Does that put the lie to the whole story everyone wants to tell about John Roberts versus Donald Trump?

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

You have around $138,000 in stock from what you tell me about your gift.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Mom’s smile would disappear and she’d complain that he was wasting money on silly, impossible games, and he’d tell her she was being a control freak and that “our smiles were worth the money.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam