telltale
Example Sentences
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Another telltale sign: people who suddenly become voluble online.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Nevertheless, there was that telltale pricking at the eyes when your mind begins to think about what might have been.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The model scans 10-by-10-meter squares of land to determine whether poppies are present by their telltale orange color.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The telltale clues included gibberish coordinates embedded in the fake image, which spread across sites including Instagram, Threads and X.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
In Europe, Asia, and Africa smallpox became a constant, terrible presence, infecting almost every child, killing many and leaving others with the disfiguring pockmarks that are its telltale sign.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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