tell on
Example Sentences
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My daughter loved—and believed—the mythical stories Bruce would tell on stage about how his saxophonist buddy Clarence Clemons, who he dubbed “The Big Man,” joined the band.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
“Obviously, time is going to tell on this,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
The pressure of the chase began to tell on Spirit until Gibson came in and struck five fours from her first six balls to give her side the momentum.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024
Because she wrote her book “Survival of the Thickest,” and so she was like, "Start with stories that are too long for you to tell on stage."
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
“You’re not going to tell on me, are you?”
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
