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a
: a series of events or facts told or presented : account
b(1)
: a report of a private or confidential matter
dead men tell no tales
(2)
: a libelous report or piece of gossip
Examples of tale in a Sentence
The movie is a stirring tale of courage.
We listened to his familiar tale of woe as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.
He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.
Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
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Where Bailey lands is probably going to tell the tale of his career.
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
The page lists half a dozen directorial projects Ford is attached to, including ferry disaster tragedy Wahine out of New Zealand, fantasy tale The King of Light – The Order of the Dark Gods, and comedy Food Fight.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The show shares some of the most exciting, reckless and unsupervised tales of Americana in our history.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 June 2025
Both sounded like candidates, with personal biographical tales and recounting of political decisions to illustrate their philosophies and approaches.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
The page lists half a dozen directorial projects Ford is attached to, including ferry disaster tragedy Wahine out of New Zealand, fantasy tale The King of Light – The Order of the Dark Gods, and comedy Food Fight.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The show shares some of the most exciting, reckless and unsupervised tales of Americana in our history.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 June 2025
Both sounded like candidates, with personal biographical tales and recounting of political decisions to illustrate their philosophies and approaches.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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