tell about
Example Sentences
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In my work as a professor of politics and public affairs, I pay close attention to the stories Americans tell about their past and the ways those stories shape civic identity in the present.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Having waded through a messy, money-charged divorce myself, I know that the story your spouse tells about you is not the story you would tell about yourself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Does that put the lie to the whole story everyone wants to tell about John Roberts versus Donald Trump?
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Each has a story to tell about how they learned of being accepted to MIT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Miss Love, real flustered, said, “Why don’t you tell about the big new department store we went in, Mr. Blakeslee?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
