recount
Example Sentences
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As she recounts the shock that engulfed her, her voice grows quieter but never falters.
From BBC
Ha Nguyen McNeill, acting administrator of TSA, recounted how the last government shutdown affected her workers and spiked wait times at airports.
From Los Angeles Times
Friends of the couple still grow emotional recounting memories of their old friends.
“I’m a U.S. citizen,” he recounted telling ICE officers at the road block.
From Salon
Dad and Aunt Melissa launch into a lively discussion about salmon spawning, and then they’re recounting some story about a lake they visited when they were kids.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.