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
Time will have to tell on those questions, with neither the Dodgers nor Ohtani ready to commit to any answers until they see how he continues to respond to his return to two-way duties.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
"That is our biggest distributor so it is starting to tell on our counter as it becomes increasingly empty."
From BBC • May 17, 2025
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
Of course I wouldn’t tell on him, but it still bothered me.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
