Sentence examples for told means from inspiring English sources
An "essay," we're frequently told, means an attempt, a stab.
e) All that, all told, means the USA's opponents tonight are no mugs at all.
Hitler, we're told, means to use its invincible powers to lay waste opposing armies and proclaim himself the Messiah.
Wisdom, we are told, means knowing how to "make the best possible decisions," how to "maximize the good".
Adams pretends to be our interpreter, painstakingly rendering Lapine concepts into English: the word Hlao, we are told, "means any small concavity in the grass where moisture may collect, eg the dimple formed by a dandelion or thistle-cup".
Schiacciata, I am told, means "crushed" or "flattened" in Italian and we are having quirky but delicious variations with celery, porcini mushrooms and epicurean cuts of locally sourced purply-grey pig meat.
Hooky stuff, the jury was told, meant hacking.
Refusal to go where they were told meant the sack.
Her master's degree, she was told, meant she was over-qualified for her job.
(The hooks have "Active Flex technology," which, as far as I can tell, means they're a little bendy).
The act of telling means a great deal to Rohmer, especially for what it reveals of the teller.
