tell on
Example Sentences
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The final product is not that — there are stories that I tell on the record, but every song is not a story song.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Most people can’t help but tell on themselves.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
"Teachers were encouraged to tell on other teachers for not doing the right thing."
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
“Go tell on me, Dana. Show him you the kind of woman he needs, not me.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
