How to Use tell in a Sentence

tell

verb

• Has she told you the good news, yet?
• He told us the story.
• She looked at the palm of my hand and told me my fortune.
• If you see her, tell her hello for me.
• I promise not to tell anyone.
• I can't tell you because it's a secret.
• Please tell us your name and occupation.
• What all of that would mean for the midwives of Poplar, only time will tell.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 26 Mar. 2023
• Klug told Shape that the two work out three days a week together.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• In short, that means telling the chatbot to behave in a way it has been told not to.
  — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
• Keep an eye on any unusual changes, I was told, and come back in a year.
  — Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
• Schroer told The Star at the Missouri Capitol that he had not been served the lawsuit.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Bartenders can tell that all of this work has gone into the product.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
• Ishiguro published Klara and the Sun in 2021, with the project told from the point of view of Klara, a robot companion.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
• Not just someone who is looking to info dump or tell their mentee what to do.
  — Lisa Conn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• There is something for me about seeing Alex and telling his story.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• The owner will tell you that the cost of subscription is the cost of an application, but that’s not true.
  — Cio, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• At least 1,700 buildings were destroyed, Green told CNN.
  — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• Those are real people out there who trusted me and told their stories to me.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
• It’s based in hard skills and socio-emotional learning, that is told through fun and joy.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• But the fact that Carpenter, a defender, was involved in the attack told much of the story.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• The witness who recorded the cell phone footage also told Fox 11 that Carrillo's speech seemed to be slurred.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• From the driver’s side, the other officer observes, then tells the teen not to reach under the seat.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
• Without spoiling the 2018 results of the case for those who haven’t seen the film: How did telling this story change you as a storyteller?
  — Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
• Beyond merely precocious, her voice carries the weight of one who’s seen some things and lived to tell about them.
  — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
• One told the base camp manager that his truck had broken down.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• An average stargazer can’t tell the changing distance of the moon from night to night.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2023
• And as anyone who lives in a warm climate can tell you, darker cars get much hotter than lighter ones.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
• The university had installed a green roof and, even more of the moment, a Q.R. code telling visitors all about it.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
• Lee Chae-yeon, a 22-year-old student, told the BBC, the ban was needed to promote animal rights.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024