The phrase "a telling incident" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event that reveals important information or insights about a situation or character.
Example: "The argument they had was a telling incident that highlighted the underlying tensions in their relationship."
Alternatives: "a revealing event" or "an insightful occurrence".
An idea for a plot twist or a great line of dialogue or a character's name or a telling incident comes in its own good time.
As one diplomat put it afterwards, it was if Britain had moved from the outer edge and back into the mainstream.Yet a telling incident came soon after Mr Henderson's intervention.
He recalled a telling incident during the oral argument in the earlier case decided by Justice Scalia, in which the justice expressed jocular skepticism after William P. Barr, the general counsel of Verizon and former United States attorney general, began his oral presentation by referring to the "plain language of the statute".
There was a telling incident when I left a message for my husband and his flatmate picked it up: "When you come over tonight, can you please bring the toys?" I was talking about Zippy and George from Rainbow Bindel: What on earth are you talking about?
It was a telling incident: unintimidated by one of the most dangerous military operations of the war (and so fearless in a male way) and yet utterly capable of making men melt (devastating in a distinctly female way).
Beyond this Mr. Adamo ably pares down the story to a series of telling incidents that quickly convey who these characters are.
The dismissal of Sanders's foreign policy chops was affirmed in a telling hot mic incident at last night's debate.
Comment about a letter from a friend telling of incidents last week in the West Village.
In a way, Max's surgeries became a reassuring routine... Tells about an incident involving Max making a 911 call, summoning a quintet of police officers.
In a way, Max's surgeries became a reassuring routine... Tells about an incident involving Max making a 911 call, summoning a quintet of police officers..
Berry, now jailed in Georgia pending further proceedings on charges stemming from a different incident, told the story of what she said really happened to Arthur in a series of interviews with HuffPost.
