How to Use who can tell in a Sentence
who can tell
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There is no one around who can tell them.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
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Finally, these meanders take him to his former nanny, Vera, who can tell him what happened.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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Leonard Hankerson has earned his autonomy with the receivers, and there isn’t a human alive who can tell running backs coach Bobby Turner how to do his job.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
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And with a withering media market, where is the reporting and the inquiries of individuals in the investment community who can tell the real story.
—John Moorlach, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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In an era of polarization and oversimplified historical narratives, American women need not nostalgia but a new fleet of American Girls who can tell difficult, dangerous, heartbreaking and tenacious stories of lives past.
—Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
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