How to Use tell a different story in a Sentence
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Those on the ground tell a different story.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Some of the snubs were just as notable and tell a different story.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
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Polling that’s focused more on costs can tell a different story.
—Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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But those damn two bananas tell a different story.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
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But Democrats have now been handed a gift to tell a different story.
—BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
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Each episode will tell a different story set in the world of The Boys.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2022
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But the health data tell a different story.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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But the Air Force’s files tell a different story.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
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But shifts on the opposite side of the country may start to tell a different story.
—Washington Post, 3 May 2022
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But the numbers tell a different story.
—Lisa Femia, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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But the on-off numbers tell a different story about which player is more valuable.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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But the reactions to three headlines from this past month tell a different story.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
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The Knicks are betting the playoffs will tell a different story.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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However, the ones on Ant’s feet might tell a different story.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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Prices in Chicago tell a different story.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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But the latest data tell a different story.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sophia’s portraits tell a different story.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
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The numbers tell a different story, and voters seem to be taking notice.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 2 June 2021
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But decades of experience from states with term limits tell a different story.
—Casey Burgat, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
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But advocates for the hungry say the numbers tell a different story.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
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Cyrene’s instructions at the poem’s close tell a different story.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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Other calculations could tell a different story in the months to come.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
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But the four bodies discovered later seemed to tell a different story.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022
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But videos posted on social media appear to tell a different story.
—Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
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Orlando may be best known for its blockbuster theme parks, but these six attractions tell a different story.
—Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026
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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
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But the underlying numbers — and quotes from the team, for that matter — tell a different story.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
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The voices of youth, advocates, and mentors tell a different story.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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White House officials and their allies tell a different story.
—Tim Perry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
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Each of her paintings or designs tell a different story, which is then turned into a textile design by the artist herself.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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