regale

Overhearing them, the dentist left a patient in the chair to regale them with his market winnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The golf stories are narrated by the “oldest member” of an upper-class golf club who buttonholes unwary younger members to regale them with his memories of golfers he has known.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Dan Kois is here to regale us with stories from a different era.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2023

In the meantime, Dottie will regale the team, the pub and pretty much anyone else within earshot with substantially exaggerated tales of Ted’s youth.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

My idol wished always to be first in the telling, to regale others with the story in its fullness, from beginning to end, from miller’s hut to crown and castle.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

One foster regales the group with a tale of stolen focaccia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

He breaks things as she regales the boy with her sad history of being abandoned on her wedding day.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023

In Oval Office meetings to chart the future of America’s car industry, Mr. Biden regales aides with obscure trivia about automobiles that were made before many of them were born.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

When home, the boy regales him with stories about his new school.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

He regaled me with many wonderful stories of them during their early years on the road.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

On a visit to Samar midway through his training, Horbenko regaled relatives with stories of his training, showing video clips from the shooting ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Attempting to explain away what had happened, Watson regaled the courtroom with "Leave It to Beaver"-style stories of his upbringing.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024

Phil, she regaled attendees for nearly three hours with a set list that jumped from son jarocho to rock en español to cumbia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

There were times when Don stayed up almost all night, regaled by his father’s stories of how to live the world and how not to live it.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Here, Robyn delights in regaling the listener with the contradictory ideas of motherhood she’s encountered in the four years since becoming a mom to her son, Tyko.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

Cut to Jackie amid the tumult of a construction site, regaling a documentary crew with her plan to erect an “exact replica” of the palace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

Although he may delight in regaling his fellow denizens with tales of his days at sea, Thorfinn’s tough exterior belies his innate affection and desire for human connection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Britney Grayson had just finished regaling children at the small religious grade school about Kenya, where she works on missions, when she drove out of the parking lot looking for a Starbucks.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

Marmalade pointed to a nearby booth, where an ordinary man with wispy blond hair and a gap in his front teeth was regaling his tablemates with the story of Lady Delune.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee