- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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As Callin's rival and friend, 32-year-old Swiss driver Jndia Erbacher, jokingly tells the BBC - it takes "balls".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
That tells me we’re getting close to a level where investors stop asking how high rates can go and start asking how much they should buy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"This tells us the system is finely tuned," Liu notes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Never in a million years would I expect anything like this,” Haaland tells me in Manchester ahead of the new English soccer season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The invitation to play tells me I’m forgiven.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
