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
Time will have to tell on those questions, with neither the Dodgers nor Ohtani ready to commit to any answers until they see how he continues to respond to his return to two-way duties.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
The thing is, most people can’t help but tell on themselves.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
"Teachers were encouraged to tell on other teachers for not doing the right thing."
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
Every time you turned around she was threatening to go tell on you or was whining about something or being just a plain old pest.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
