tease

Example Sentences

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Guthrie, 54, read the tease of news stories at the top of the NBC morning program and made only a brief reference to her absence before heading into the day’s stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"These simulations allow us to tease out small effects to determine what actually happens, helping us to understand our observations."

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

To tease out the underlying trend, the Fed has focused on core services prices excluding housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The trailer goes on to tease snippets of a toy uprising, meant to take down the increasingly villainous screens.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

I tell Farmer, and I’m grateful that he doesn’t tease me.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French