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: 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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Different mythological tales point to the reason behind this observance.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Underlining that notion that romantic tales can take different forms, there is also a feature adaptation of Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell in the works at Webtoon Productions.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Players have embraced him, too, telling many of their favorite Cignetti tales.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Ariadne has tangled with guls and lived to tell the tale, albeit aided by medical training and prostheses provided by her mentor Erik Yurkov—who has since gone missing.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Underlining that notion that romantic tales can take different forms, there is also a feature adaptation of Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell in the works at Webtoon Productions.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Players have embraced him, too, telling many of their favorite Cignetti tales.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Ariadne has tangled with guls and lived to tell the tale, albeit aided by medical training and prostheses provided by her mentor Erik Yurkov—who has since gone missing.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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 7 Mar. 2026.
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