regale
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Baker was known to regale locals with the history of their own homes and the founding Monrovians who lived there before them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the end of the hearing, committee members agreed to meet in a secure facility on Wednesday afternoon to hear Mullin regale them with his tales of daring from a decade ago.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
But first, he has to regale his teammates of the tale of getting Aaron Judge out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
In the meantime, Dottie will regale the team, the pub and pretty much anyone else within earshot with substantially exaggerated tales of Ted’s youth.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
The dwarf’s sudden silence went unnoticed, as Duck had begun to regale him with his own life story.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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As he regales the young man who cleans his nursing home room with vivid details from his past lives, a more tragic picture emerges.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
He breaks things as she regales the boy with her sad history of being abandoned on her wedding day.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
Like characters in plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mark O’Rowe, both of whom owe something to Bogosian, Royo’s narrator views it all through the lens of hilarity, and regales us accordingly.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Cole regales Shorter with the history of the neighborhood where both have chosen to lay their heads.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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He regaled me with many wonderful stories of them during their early years on the road.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
On a visit to Samar midway through his training, Horbenko regaled relatives with stories of his training, showing video clips from the shooting ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Attempting to explain away what had happened, Watson regaled the courtroom with "Leave It to Beaver"-style stories of his upbringing.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024
There were times when Don stayed up almost all night, regaled by his father’s stories of how to live the world and how not to live it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Besides regaling ravers at their concerts — which will continue for the remainder of the calendar year, including a 20-city North American tour that kicks off in Boston on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Barely more than a month ago, I was regaling you all with my brave Super Bowl pick for the 2025 NFL season: the Baltimore Ravens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Monday, Biden was in front of the International Association of Firefighters' annual legislative conference back in Washington regaling the audience with his accomplishments and said he was "determined to finish the job."
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023
Sitting APC governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ahead of this month's vote, is certainly feeling the heat, tweeting more frequently and regaling his followers with long threads of his achievements in office.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2023
He had been regaling his fiancee with the details of an all-you-can-eat dinner he was beginning to regret.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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