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Sentence examples for was tell from inspiring English sources

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was tell

verb

To count, reckon, or enumerate.

  • All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth.

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"All they did was tell stories".

1
The New York Times - Books

All I did was tell her the honest truth.

2
Independent

"All he had to do was tell the truth.

3
The New York Times - Sports

That's all he had to do, was tell the truth.

4
The New York Times - Sports

Their big number was "Tell Laura I Love Her".

5
The New Yorker

What they didn't do was tell the rest of us.

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The Guardian
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The timing was telling.

1
The Economist

"Impossible," I was told.

2
The New York Times

So I was told.

3
The New York Times

Sorry, she was told.

4
The New York Times

Her reaction was telling.

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The New York Times
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