Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Ransom retells the whole story of the crash, which sent a truck into a playground in the area.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.
—Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Each of these stops is free or low-cost, easy to work into a longer drive and packed with the kind of stories kids will retell for years.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The special will retell the events of the first two seasons of the live-action One Piece series in that familiar comedic Lego way.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.
—Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Each of these stops is free or low-cost, easy to work into a longer drive and packed with the kind of stories kids will retell for years.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The special will retell the events of the first two seasons of the live-action One Piece series in that familiar comedic Lego way.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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