Sentence examples for to do telling from inspiring English sources

Still, she had some explaining to do, telling him, "it wasn't a show about having sex but about dating and love".

But the work, with an effective and delicately poetic libretto by the playwright Lanford Wilson, also won deserved praise for doing what an opera is supposed to do: telling the story with sure dramatic pacing and understated expressivity, in music admirable for its directness and melodic grace.

If voters reject proposed reforms as the radical left prime minister Alexis Tsipras has urged them to do, telling the nation on Wednesday that it will strengthen Athens' hand in negotiations with the EU and IMF, there are fears that plans to open banks next Tuesday will be revoked.

But there is a chance that person will be like my ex -- pressuring her to do things she didn't really want to do, telling her that her opinion isn't worthwhile and trying to change her.

Commenting on the decision, she stated, "I just wanted to get out of the house, get out from under my father, which was one of the most difficult things that I had to do, telling him that I didn't want to work with him again".

The traditional way to deal with rejection is to act as aloof as possible, which is exactly what Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif decided to do, telling the ISNA news agency, "Iran was not too keen on attending in the first place".

What am I going to do, tell him no?

"What are you going to do — tell on me?" he said, and he had me there.

But Peter finally does what he has always wanted to do: tells the boss where to shove it.

What are you going to do?" "Tell them to go to Canada," one boy says.

For half an hour, they stood in a circle and, not really knowing what to do, told jokes.