tell a different story
idiom
: 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.
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However, today’s media landscape tends to tell a different story, as most online and TV personalities boast nearly identical sets of straight, gleaming teeth with no gaps, as many opt to receive veneers.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Cops say Perkins pointed a gun outfitted with a flashlight at officers, leading them to shoot and kill him, but neighbors’ security footage and the family’s lawyer tell a different story.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
Former President Donald Trump has claimed Black voters are fans of his who view him as a victim of unjust prosecution, but the polls and experts tell a different story.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
But desirable markets like Atlanta, Dallas, and Charlotte tell a different story—Wall Street owns more than 4% of single-family homes in Atlanta, for one, and could be a factor in rising housing costs.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2024
Had Gray begun his book with a true early liberal thinker, he would have been obliged to tell a different story.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Surveillance video, however, appears to tell a different story.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
Ultimately, however, this is a showcase of the beauty and strength of a theater group that has become a family, that has used the hardship of their past to carve out a different future for themselves and tell a different story through acting.
—Sofía Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
But outside the Fed’s marble headquarters, many Americans would tell a different story: That grocery bills still cost too much.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Cops say Perkins pointed a gun outfitted with a flashlight at officers, leading them to shoot and kill him, but neighbors’ security footage and the family’s lawyer tell a different story.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
Former President Donald Trump has claimed Black voters are fans of his who view him as a victim of unjust prosecution, but the polls and experts tell a different story.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
But desirable markets like Atlanta, Dallas, and Charlotte tell a different story—Wall Street owns more than 4% of single-family homes in Atlanta, for one, and could be a factor in rising housing costs.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2024
Had Gray begun his book with a true early liberal thinker, he would have been obliged to tell a different story.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Surveillance video, however, appears to tell a different story.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
Ultimately, however, this is a showcase of the beauty and strength of a theater group that has become a family, that has used the hardship of their past to carve out a different future for themselves and tell a different story through acting.
—Sofía Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
But outside the Fed’s marble headquarters, many Americans would tell a different story: That grocery bills still cost too much.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
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