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a
: a series of events or facts told or presented : account
b(1)
: a report of a private or confidential matter
dead men tell no tales
(2)
: a libelous report or piece of gossip
Examples of tale in a Sentence
The movie is a stirring tale of courage.
We listened to his familiar tale of woe as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.
He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.
Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
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Historians recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document depicting the tales of King Arthur and Merlin – and its survival is considered a miracle.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
That said, the tale of how a crude blue cartoon bear ran for office and actually did well despite common sense became far more relevant once Donald Trump began campaigning for the presidency.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The apocalyptic tale pits our hero Ellie not against the zombies that served as the frequent antagonists in the first game, but other people bent on destroying her and her surrogate father Joel.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
The tale of self- determination and memory is a winner.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
That said, the tale of how a crude blue cartoon bear ran for office and actually did well despite common sense became far more relevant once Donald Trump began campaigning for the presidency.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The apocalyptic tale pits our hero Ellie not against the zombies that served as the frequent antagonists in the first game, but other people bent on destroying her and her surrogate father Joel.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
The tale of self- determination and memory is a winner.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tale
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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