tell tales
Example Sentences
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So he decides to keep appearing in clubs to tell tales of his relationship woes, lacing the commentary with rueful remarks that are vaguely comic, though nothing he says is actually funny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Those who were in Sin City that week in December 2007 tell tales of thousands of British fight fans emptying the bars of alcohol.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
TikTok, Twitter, Reddit and other sites tell tales of similar woes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
It’s a marvelous introduction to his ability to tell tales even as the ground shifts beneath our feet.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
Hearing him joke and tease and tell tales down at the store, you wouldn’t of known he had a care in the world, unless you studied his eyes.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
