Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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To be sure, creator Michael Seitzman, previously an executive producer on the network thrillers Code Black and Quantico, is under no obligation to retell the same story.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Encourage kids to retell stories to parents and siblings, not just to the toy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The original game is now retold through Yooka and Laylee’s eyes, with all-new sequences folded into the tale.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Knox's criminal case has been retold in her eponymous 2016 documentary, Amanda Knox and more recently, the Hulu show The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Encourage kids to retell stories to parents and siblings, not just to the toy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The original game is now retold through Yooka and Laylee’s eyes, with all-new sequences folded into the tale.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Over the years, Knox's criminal case has been retold in her eponymous 2016 documentary, Amanda Knox and more recently, the Hulu show The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retell
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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