tell

Example Sentences

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“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

Another investigator would tell the trial that his calculations show Abubakr Ben Yousef had been driving faster than 63mph at the time of the impact.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

“Can you just read it for me, tell me what it says?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam