retelling

Example Sentences

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I don’t know whether or not he is a narcissist, but from your retelling, he is someone who has always looked out for himself.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Karp had spent years publicly retelling the story of how he fought to poach Barshay in 2016 from rival firm Cravath to build Paul Weiss’s then-fledging mergers and acquisitions practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

As such, it’s a story that deserves retelling, and it gets it in “Miracle: The Boys of ’80.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It is a competition famous for producing stories worthy of retelling on stadium concourses around the country, and across generations.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Harry noticed that Ron’s version of events changed subtly with every retelling.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling