Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hollo and Katz go as far back as 1980, each swapping stories of the Holocaust, Hollo’s being first-hand experiences and Katz retelling those of his parents.
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Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, starring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey and The Little Mermaid breakout Jonah Hauer-King,retells the true story of two Jewish concentration camp prisoners and their unlikely love story in the midst of the devastating persecution and murder of six million Jews.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Netanyahu's language referenced the Egyptian pharoah's biblical refusal to free the enslaved Israelites, a story Jewish people all over the world will retell during holiday meals.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
And lately, Russian commentators have taken to retelling the tale of Alexander Nevsky, who in the thirteenth century reigned as prince of Novgorod, one of the states folded into Muscovy, the precursor to imperial Russia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther each Purim.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
The company said that the new film will creatively retell the story of Nak, who died during the reign of King Rama III (1824-51).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Carney’s memorandum retold Laube’s sad life and contained stills from Laube’s attack on Tristan.
—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
Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, starring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey and The Little Mermaid breakout Jonah Hauer-King,retells the true story of two Jewish concentration camp prisoners and their unlikely love story in the midst of the devastating persecution and murder of six million Jews.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Netanyahu's language referenced the Egyptian pharoah's biblical refusal to free the enslaved Israelites, a story Jewish people all over the world will retell during holiday meals.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
And lately, Russian commentators have taken to retelling the tale of Alexander Nevsky, who in the thirteenth century reigned as prince of Novgorod, one of the states folded into Muscovy, the precursor to imperial Russia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther each Purim.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
The company said that the new film will creatively retell the story of Nak, who died during the reign of King Rama III (1824-51).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Carney’s memorandum retold Laube’s sad life and contained stills from Laube’s attack on Tristan.
—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
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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