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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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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So Far This game is an ambitious journey for an indie studio that successfully brings together design ethos of both Eastern and Western game development in a dramatic tale about family and grief.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
The two don't discuss the past much, but Francisco has taken an interest in Alite's role as a speaker, sharing cautionary tales from his days in the Gambino crime family.
—Olivia Liu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So Far This game is an ambitious journey for an indie studio that successfully brings together design ethos of both Eastern and Western game development in a dramatic tale about family and grief.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
The two don't discuss the past much, but Francisco has taken an interest in Alite's role as a speaker, sharing cautionary tales from his days in the Gambino crime family.
—Olivia Liu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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