tell a different story

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: to show that something different is true from what someone says is true

He said he wasn't at the scene of the crime, but the fingerprints tell a different story.

Examples of tell a different story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Internal company Slack channels obtained by Bloomberg tell a different story. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Still, contemporary numbers tell a different story, with available CBP figures showing only a handful of apprehensions a day across the entire 517-mile sector. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

More than seven decades later, residents say the conditions inside Greene Homes tell a different story. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

But videos posted on social media appear to tell a different story. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for tell a different story

• nondiscriminatory
• thermoregulatory
• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory