told of
Example Sentences
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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Bass has said that she wasn’t told of those warnings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
But the land was fertile, and the Native Americans told of even richer soil to the east, ideal for encomiendas, as large Spanish-ruled plantations exploiting indigenous labor were called.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
A second source confirmed she had been told of a risk, but thought it was false information.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The headlines told of a decision by the Board of Aldermen, after four months deliberation, that the local budget could not afford traffic lights at certain dangerous intersections of the town.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
