tells
Example Sentences
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As Susanna wryly tells us, the doctors used terms like “indulging in behaviors,” which “could be attached to any activity and make it sound suspicious. Like ‘indulging in eating behaviors.’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It just tells you the quality of young men that they are.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"I love it, absolutely love Townhill," she tells me.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
And while it’s clear that she grappled constantly with his geriatric state, she tells us that it was never something that impaired his ability to function.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But while my body is doing what Grandma tells it to do, my mind is drifting back to the last time I saw my mom.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
