regale

Baker was known to regale locals with the history of their own homes and the founding Monrovians who lived there before them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

At the end of the hearing, committee members agreed to meet in a secure facility on Wednesday afternoon to hear Mullin regale them with his tales of daring from a decade ago.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

“Want to give it some more thought before you regale me?”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

As he regales the young man who cleans his nursing home room with vivid details from his past lives, a more tragic picture emerges.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

When he sits down with his haddock and regales the eager cadets with stories of his biggest professional successes, he is putting up a front.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

Try as he might to squelch them, Joel's paternal urges rise up to meet her playfulness when she regales him with puns or teases him for his seriousness.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023

Then he regales Glanzman with a baseball joke that’s more wishful thinking than statistical accuracy, given the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

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

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

Speaking from Michigan before a backdrop of American flags, Slotkin was much more concise and much less animated than the president, who regaled Republicans on the House floor for an hour and 40 minutes.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025

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

Instead, he regaled readers with the tale of how his mother’s cat, Gabbro, went missing in London.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

Njemile regaled him with tales of her first foray into online dating.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Barely more than a month ago, I was regaling you all with my brave Super Bowl pick for the 2025 NFL season: the Baltimore Ravens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and was regaling audiences until the very end.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

Monday, Biden was in front of the International Association of Firefighters' annual legislative conference back in Washington regaling the audience with his accomplishments and said he was "determined to finish the job."

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023

He had been regaling his fiancee with the details of an all-you-can-eat dinner he was beginning to regret.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times