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regale

[ri-geyl] / rɪˈgeɪl /


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But first, he has to regale his teammates of the tale of getting Aaron Judge out.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 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

The dwarf’s sudden silence went unnoticed, as Duck had begun to regale him with his own life story.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The show’s narrator and singer regales guests with tales of how different Latin countries present stories of Santa Claus, or, say, the joy of unwrapping a tamale.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

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

Like characters in plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mark O’Rowe, both of whom owe something to Bogosian, Royo’s narrator views it all through the lens of hilarity, and regales us accordingly.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2023

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

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 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

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

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

These days you’ll find the veteran performer upstairs at the Matrix Theatre, where he’s regaling small groups of theatergoers with a lively account of local backstage madness.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 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

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

I could hear Aunt Kitty regaling her with tales of “dear Flora,” even though Mrs. Maroney hadn’t asked.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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