Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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For instance, after retelling their stories according to our prompts, people were more likely to perceive patterns in seemingly random strings of letters on a computer screen.
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Ben Rogers, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2023
While the franchise, now set to retell the core story as a TV show with a brand-new cast, continued on without him, Radcliffe’s early success gave him the freedom to pursue quirkier parts like a farting corpse or Weird Al Yankovic.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
Following a recent premiere at the SXSW Sydney Festival, Faraway Downs, which retells the movie’s epic story in six parts, debuts on Hulu next month.
—Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
Burns, whose previous documentary work has retold the stories of the Civil War, baseball, country music, Thomas Jefferson, and jazz, may be best known for his series on Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Oct. 2023
The story never ends, it is retold and remade, over and over, minor characters stepping forward, a major aria fading out.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
But for Franklin and Barclay, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, was a story that needed to be retold.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
The Cousins’ Wars and 1775: A Good Year for Revolution retold the stories and backstories of America’s founding.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 20 Oct. 2023
The Caped Crusader would star in The Batman, retelling his adventures from his early days protecting Gotham, but the Man of Steel would get something a little different.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 July 2023
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Ben Rogers, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2023
While the franchise, now set to retell the core story as a TV show with a brand-new cast, continued on without him, Radcliffe’s early success gave him the freedom to pursue quirkier parts like a farting corpse or Weird Al Yankovic.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
Following a recent premiere at the SXSW Sydney Festival, Faraway Downs, which retells the movie’s epic story in six parts, debuts on Hulu next month.
—Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
Burns, whose previous documentary work has retold the stories of the Civil War, baseball, country music, Thomas Jefferson, and jazz, may be best known for his series on Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Oct. 2023
The story never ends, it is retold and remade, over and over, minor characters stepping forward, a major aria fading out.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
But for Franklin and Barclay, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, was a story that needed to be retold.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
The Cousins’ Wars and 1775: A Good Year for Revolution retold the stories and backstories of America’s founding.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 20 Oct. 2023
The Caped Crusader would star in The Batman, retelling his adventures from his early days protecting Gotham, but the Man of Steel would get something a little different.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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