Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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The conductor came out into the frosty Colorado air and started retelling the iconic story, welcoming us all on a journey to the North Pole.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Indeed, some of the most enduring myths of antiquity—often retold, even more often depicted—make sense only against the backdrop of long-term imprisonment.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Candy — Hulu's 2022 miniseries that retold the crime and starred Jessica Biel as Candy — featured Aven Lotz and Dash McCloud as Becky and Jason Montgomery, respectively.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Gargotta retold how Charlie Ebersol, head of Ebersol Sports Media Group, conceived of the AAF in 2017 as a developmental football league that would include former NFL players, who would be paid double what rival startup XFL was planning to pay players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Indeed, some of the most enduring myths of antiquity—often retold, even more often depicted—make sense only against the backdrop of long-term imprisonment.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Candy — Hulu's 2022 miniseries that retold the crime and starred Jessica Biel as Candy — featured Aven Lotz and Dash McCloud as Becky and Jason Montgomery, respectively.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Gargotta retold how Charlie Ebersol, head of Ebersol Sports Media Group, conceived of the AAF in 2017 as a developmental football league that would include former NFL players, who would be paid double what rival startup XFL was planning to pay players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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