- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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One researcher tells Ms. Rush how much he’ll miss Antarctica after the expedition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“What that tells me is that people are drawn to the imperfect, the car-crash moment,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Later he tells me to take control of the plane with the stick as I wear my helmet and oxygen mask and hear his instructions on the radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"It's not just artifacts themselves but where they were on the site, how they were distributed and what they were associated with that tells the story."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
She tells me the same thing that Rue did—it’s a mistake to get to know these people.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
