told of
Example Sentences
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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Bass has said that she wasn’t told of those warnings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
But the land was fertile, and the Native Americans told of even richer soil to the east, ideal for encomiendas, as large Spanish-ruled plantations exploiting indigenous labor were called.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Emma Parry Clements, his great niece, said stories would be told of her great uncle at family tea times.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Throughout the United States, spirits rapped messages, played instruments, remembered the past, and told of the future.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
