hear tell
Example Sentences
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Though I did hear tell of someone baking them into a loquat chess pie and a local brewery adding them into their beer .
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2021
To hear tell of the gardening craze that has spread across the U.S. in recent weeks, it would seem we’re in the middle of a victory garden resurgence.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2020
It’s not just that there’s nobody you’d rather hear tell how Burrow’s leadership sprouted in part because he “kept his mouth shut” early on.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020
The Sheriff yelled, “I hear tell he stole someone’s ring!”
From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2018
Mr. Leroy said, “You hear tell if a man from Canada what call hisself Preacher been gambling with anyone ’round here?”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
