tell on
Example Sentences
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My daughter loved—and believed—the mythical stories Bruce would tell on stage about how his saxophonist buddy Clarence Clemons, who he dubbed “The Big Man,” joined the band.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
"It's the play that tells the exact story that I want this national theatre company to be able to tell, on the second biggest stage in Europe," he added.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
Because she wrote her book “Survival of the Thickest,” and so she was like, "Start with stories that are too long for you to tell on stage."
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
But the story of Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce is proof positive that sports—and the stories they tell on any given Sunday—do not exist in a vacuum.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2024
“I could probably sneak out before dinner, but my little sister says she’ll tell on me unless I bring her along. Is that okay?”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
