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

He turned instead to trying to make her laugh, which proves an ideal origin story for someone who would go on to regale audiences with his unique comic skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

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

Now she lay in wait to regale Mother with her own misfortunes at the hands of unappreciative men.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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

Cole regales Shorter with the history of the neighborhood where both have chosen to lay their heads.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 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

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

His uncles had regaled him with tales of the easy money available for legal seasonal workers — known as braceros — which allowed them to buy land and livestock back home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

Watson regaled the courtroom with "Leave It to Beaver"-style stories of his upbringing.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024

“Mostly, I regaled her about my charming personality and impeccable taste.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Genge will enjoy regaling him with the story of his score over that beverage.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

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

Earlier in the meal, Dan Siegel, one of the restaurant owners, sat with Whitfield and Cardoza, regaling them with some of the establishment’s history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

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

She muscled her car through traffic while regaling them with stories about the crazy families of Atlanta—the old plantation owners, the founders of Coca-Cola, the sports stars, and the CNN news people.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan