Example Sentences

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In others, it is about the drama and suspense of a well-told tale, or riveting sound effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The reasoning behind Crawley's continued selection is now well-told.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Thankfully, this is also true for those of us who enjoy a well-told saga about a more universal human interest: music.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

But we do have time for a well-told lie.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth