telling

Example Sentences

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Shadow home secretary Chris Philp called last month for the government to hold West Midlands Police to account, telling the Commons: "The Maccabi fans were not skilled and organised fighters - it was just made up."

From BBC

Meier also said Diggs has made a financial offer to the woman, telling the judge at the hearing Tuesday, “As we speak, they’re working to come to an agreement on that.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The conditions in the coming months, especially January all the way through the end of March, are really going to be telling.”

From Los Angeles Times

My parents and our extended family were constantly telling jokes and making each other laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal

A police spokesman likened the break-in to the Hollywood heist film Ocean's Eleven, telling AFP news agency it was "very professionally executed".

From BBC