retold

Example Sentences

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There’s a story that is told and retold about this kind of inequality and why it “makes sense.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Baldwin and Mayall first worked together on the children's television show Grim Tales in 1989, in which Mayall retold stories by the Brothers Grimm.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

So many moments, so many stories that will be told and retold among this generation of Dodgers fans and passed down to the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

After the publication of his “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” in 2022, Mr. Barnett is back with another installment in a planned series of retold fairy tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When we asked Miss Trotter if he came back she said no, and Vonetta matched her sorrow when she retold it to Ma Charles.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia