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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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Like that film and the rest of her oeuvre, her latest is another tender tale of a protagonist stuck between two worlds, a hallmark motif fitting for a director who splits her time between documentary and fiction filmmaking.
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
When told that Montreal is now the new official Guinness titleholder, though, Pavlopoulos expressed cool indifference, pointing out that therein lies a key difference in the tale of two cities.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Today, there's a tale of two borderlands in the Himalayas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
There are tales of wrestlers standing on their heads in an attempt to sweat more before weigh-ins.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
When told that Montreal is now the new official Guinness titleholder, though, Pavlopoulos expressed cool indifference, pointing out that therein lies a key difference in the tale of two cities.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Today, there's a tale of two borderlands in the Himalayas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
There are tales of wrestlers standing on their heads in an attempt to sweat more before weigh-ins.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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 18 Feb. 2026.
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