recounts
Example Sentences
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In the fuzzed-out “Envy the Birds,” the frontman recounts an argument between two lovers “spraying bullets of grievances”; the driving “Riptides” is narrated by a guy “too tired to end the war.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In his book, he recounts his early work with Vietnam War veterans suffering severe psychological anguish.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
At one point, he recounts being instructed to reduce what the clients called Trump’s “turkey neck,” eventually describing the final version as an intentionally “idealized representation.”
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The professor saw drive and strength in the young woman, the voracious reader with the discipline, Terryl recounts.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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