How to Use tell me in a Sentence
tell me
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No one has to tell me about it.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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So tell me that guy doesn’t have grit.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Just have a fling—but tell me all about it!
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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Just tell me a good ghost story.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Now, just tell me what your problem is.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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How can somebody else tell me that, right?
—Marina Watts, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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My writers would tell me about things like that.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Well tell me how much is this war going to cost?
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Let no one tell me your throat isn’t a real place.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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Well, tell me, how much is this war going to cost?
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Like, nobody could tell me s---.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Over the din of the hall, Shane would tell me about his life.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Please, please, please tell me that pelt was not Rollo.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
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Why would my staff and friends tell me to watch ‘Paradise’?
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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So tell me about how this came together.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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So tell me about the names of the challenges this season.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
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First, tell me about the reaction to last year’s ad.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Okay, tell me if this sounds familiar.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
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People come and tell me stories.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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Prince would sit behind me and tell me which images to keep and which to delete.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
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Almost none can tell me where their attention went last week.
—Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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My parents never had to tell me to practice.
—Des Moines Register, 29 Mar. 2026
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First off, tell me about the title Stardust.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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Three other nurse friends on the block would tell me stories after their shifts.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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But fund managers tell me that low prices by themselves won't lure investors back.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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So many fans would tell me their stories about the FA Cup.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Please tell me this is just some sort of elaborate setup for a fan club party.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
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A lot of parents of autistic kids tell me that this is one of the first movies that kids have been able to sit through.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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Broughton was one of the first people to tell me about Ziggy's passing.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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From what my lieutenants tell me, it’s being well-received, the numbers are good.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
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