Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Gargotta retold how Charlie Ebersol, head of Ebersol Sports Media Group, conceived of the AAF in 2017 as a developmental football league that would include former NFL players, who would be paid double what rival startup XFL was planning to pay players.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025
In April, Giuffre died after what her family described as a suicide and in October her memoir, Nobody's Girl, was released after her death, retelling her account of being abused.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Representatives of the Red Crescent Society and the real-life staff members whose struggle to save Rajab is retold in the film were also in the audience.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
The Offer retells The Godfather’s making with the enthusiasm of fan fiction, while The Studio skewers executives for making garbage —conveniently produced by those same executives.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025
In April, Giuffre died after what her family described as a suicide and in October her memoir, Nobody's Girl, was released after her death, retelling her account of being abused.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Representatives of the Red Crescent Society and the real-life staff members whose struggle to save Rajab is retold in the film were also in the audience.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
The Offer retells The Godfather’s making with the enthusiasm of fan fiction, while The Studio skewers executives for making garbage —conveniently produced by those same executives.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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