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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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The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd).
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025
While the sight of Lamia carrying around the proud cockerel has the makings of an image straight out of a children’s tale, nothing in the little girl’s life has storybook qualities.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
It's been a tale of two companies with different policies, as Costco, which resisted public pressure to roll back its diversity plans, saw its 16th consecutive week of rising foot traffic that week.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Recommended Freedom Are Germany’s moves against far-right party a model, or cautionary tale?
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025
While the sight of Lamia carrying around the proud cockerel has the makings of an image straight out of a children’s tale, nothing in the little girl’s life has storybook qualities.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
It's been a tale of two companies with different policies, as Costco, which resisted public pressure to roll back its diversity plans, saw its 16th consecutive week of rising foot traffic that week.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Recommended Freedom Are Germany’s moves against far-right party a model, or cautionary tale?
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tale
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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