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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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The two met in secret, and some versions of the story suggest their love lives on only in death, much like the Western tale of Romeo and Juliet.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
With all due respect to the pressures of making an unconventional sci-fi film on a tight budget, using ecologically destructive technology for a story of ecological devastation, in which clean water is an increasingly rare resource, adds an unintentionally grim layer of irony to the tale.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
The tale begins in 1991, after Ethel’s sadistic father dies and her boyfriend, Willoughby, leaves her.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Maybe that’s why this tale has taken on a mythical life of its own in 2025.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
With all due respect to the pressures of making an unconventional sci-fi film on a tight budget, using ecologically destructive technology for a story of ecological devastation, in which clean water is an increasingly rare resource, adds an unintentionally grim layer of irony to the tale.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
The tale begins in 1991, after Ethel’s sadistic father dies and her boyfriend, Willoughby, leaves her.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Maybe that’s why this tale has taken on a mythical life of its own in 2025.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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