recountal

Example Sentences

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Again, Darrow In Detroit a pallid, tense, exhausted attorney for the defense finished his plea with a recountal of the evolution of the Negro.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I used the word 'pace,' I had a certain graphic illustration in my mind—an incident I once heard from the manager of a railway—the recountal of which will show your Majesty what I mean.

From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Housman, Laurence

Let us, then, return to the shameful recountal of the injuries committed by the British upon the American flag on the high seas.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

The story as told in his own language reads like the recountal of an everyday event.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

He was minded to jest about the pessimist, but, to his great surprise, the hunchback listened to his recountal with a very grave face.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman