- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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"Whatever your colour is, you don't have to accept this," he tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Maybe the answer was enmeshed in the question,” she tells readers in “The Butterfly Season,” a roving account of her adventure, first published in Denmark last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He tells me he is now spurred by the desire to assemble an archive specifically dedicated to the people — portraits of family and friends — who feel like home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The statue tells the story of Tiananmen, said Galschiot, who has for years sought to reclaim his work.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
But while my body is doing what Grandma tells it to do, my mind is drifting back to the last time I saw my mom.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
