- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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Jumping between past and present, the film tells the story of Alex Serian, a cellist who moves to Los Angeles to care for his dying mother and escape an overbearing ex played by Olivia Wilde.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“You make sure my place doesn’t get broken into at night, and I will leave you be,” he tells them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
That we were among the first out the door probably tells you everything you need to know about who was put in charge of the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"This tells us we need to look for a migratory animal that was common enough in the oceans to leave abundant fossil remains."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
She rallies the other patients and tells them that they don’t deserve to be treated this way.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
