telling

Example Sentences

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The jeers were loud, sustained and unambiguous — the sound of a city that overwhelmingly voted against this man, telling him exactly what it thought of him.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

He recalled some commanders telling him: "Don't sign anything. Don't ruin your life."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While bitcoin and ether still have much larger trading volumes on Hyperliquid than most other markets, the more telling shift is where activity is growing fastest, as shown by the chart below.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Banks are telling prospective investors that SpaceX revenue could reach $3.4 trillion in 2040, according to a Morgan Stanley analysis, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She was telling him that the gossip about me had not caught fire, that my reputation was intact.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu