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

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

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

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

I could regale you with tales of how we had great fun on the trip, but I won't.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

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

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 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

On Twitter, where he regales his 80 million followers with a 24/7 stream of pure Musk, he’s fashioned himself into a jokester, a provocateur, and, when the mood suits him, a clown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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

She recognized that, like her, he was born for the stage, and regaled him with stage lore that put the stardust in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 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

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024

Myron often regaled me with stories of the lame stuff they used to do together in that room—play board games like Risk and Stratego, trade baseball cards, set up their own Nerf basketball leagues.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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

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

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

Sitting APC governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ahead of this month's vote, is certainly feeling the heat, tweeting more frequently and regaling his followers with long threads of his achievements in office.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 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