telling

Example Sentences

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Ms. Gavenas is a stylish writer with a knack for spotting telling details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And from around 2007, England's criminal justice agencies should have started to realise he was telling the truth.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Per the BBC, oil and gas tanker companies aren’t rushing to run through the strait, telling the broadcaster that the news “doesn’t change anything.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

It would simply be a copy, made to make money instead of telling a story.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

He texts, telling me he doesn’t want to see me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam