Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Recent Examples on the Web
Carney’s memorandum retold Laube’s sad life and contained stills from Laube’s attack on Tristan.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The left half of the clip was taken during the game’s opening hours that retell the infamous Nibelheim incident that takes place five years before the events of Rebirth.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
The play retells Gareth Southgate’s transformational leadership of the England team.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Across the world, Jews retell the story of Queen Esther in lavish spectacles, called Purim spiels, that feature costumes, jokes, satire, noisemakers and food and wine.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
These are the kind of holidays that prompt stories that will be retold for a lifetime.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
Though the details of the Wilder-Radner union are more than familiar by now, their story, as retold here, remains deeply affecting.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Passages from the Haggadah, a formal Hebrew text, is also read during Seder, which retells the salvation and redemption of the ancient Israelites.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
Find a case study that can be retold in a light and engaging way.
—Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The left half of the clip was taken during the game’s opening hours that retell the infamous Nibelheim incident that takes place five years before the events of Rebirth.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
The play retells Gareth Southgate’s transformational leadership of the England team.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Across the world, Jews retell the story of Queen Esther in lavish spectacles, called Purim spiels, that feature costumes, jokes, satire, noisemakers and food and wine.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
These are the kind of holidays that prompt stories that will be retold for a lifetime.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
Though the details of the Wilder-Radner union are more than familiar by now, their story, as retold here, remains deeply affecting.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Passages from the Haggadah, a formal Hebrew text, is also read during Seder, which retells the salvation and redemption of the ancient Israelites.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
Find a case study that can be retold in a light and engaging way.
—Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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