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
It looked at recent drugs which try to fight Alzheimer’s by removing the telltale protein clusters in the brain known as “amyloid plaques.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 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
She gestured to show what she meant: two legs instead of four, pert noses, a telltale lack of little curly tails.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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