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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

She went on to regale them with stories about circus life—hanging from trapezes, leaping through flaming hoops, getting shot from cannons—until gradually Sticky cheered up, and the matter of parents was dropped.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

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

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

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

On “GMA” Tuesday morning, Strahan’s fellow hosts George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts regaled him with a hearty congratulations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2024

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

From Salon Sep. 14, 2024

The next day Bibi stopped listing inventory altogether and regaled us, instead, with imprudent details about Haldar and his wife.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

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

“I’d like to begin the regaling now. Please.”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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