- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
Example Sentences
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The early medieval masterpiece, which tells the story of the events leading up to 1066 and the Norman Conquest, is being checked over by French and British conservators ahead of going on display in September.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A spokesperson for Trump Media & Technology Group tells this column via email:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“If a company reports good earnings and the stock doesn’t go up, it tells you everybody is in that trade,” said Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist and equity portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The man I loved fell out of love with me,” she tells Kevin one evening, adding “whenever the chance to be loved came along again I ran away from it. I stopped trusting people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Grandmary, in a tone one doesn’t argue with, tells me she expects me to be at Sandy June’s, where she’ll be making the best frybread ever.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
