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a
: a series of events or facts told or presented : account
b(1)
: a report of a private or confidential matter
dead men tell no tales
(2)
: a libelous report or piece of gossip
Examples of tale in a Sentence
The movie is a stirring tale of courage.
We listened to his familiar tale of woe as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.
He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.
Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
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How to Watch Mexico vs Uruguay Mexico automatically punched its ticket to next summer’s World Cup as co-hosts, but its 2025 calendar has been a tale of two halves.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The directors begin the tale almost 20 years earlier, when Benjamin Franklin first publicly called for the British colonies to form a union.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
College athletics have always been a business, no matter the tales of educational opportunity that athletic directors and conference commissioners preached about appropriate compensation for athletes.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
As cautionary tales, for one thing, and to some degree as an indication that the system is working.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The directors begin the tale almost 20 years earlier, when Benjamin Franklin first publicly called for the British colonies to form a union.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
College athletics have always been a business, no matter the tales of educational opportunity that athletic directors and conference commissioners preached about appropriate compensation for athletes.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
As cautionary tales, for one thing, and to some degree as an indication that the system is working.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tale
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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