Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Arthur has been a tale first told in 12th Century literature and has since become one of literature’s great heroes being retold in various versions both in print and on screen.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Green Bean was able to laugh while retelling this.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt -- albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt — albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Green Bean was able to laugh while retelling this.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt -- albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt — albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall tales of an era long gone by.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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