Sentence examples for were telling from inspiring English sources

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were identifying

were alerting

were letting

were illustrating

were suggesting

"were telling" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English
You would use it as the past tense of the verb "to tell," similar to how you would use the past tense of any verb. Example: "We were telling stories around the campfire when the storm began."

Dictionary

were telling

verb

To count, reckon, or enumerate.

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

synonyms

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The results were telling.

The New Yorker

Those in China were telling.

The Economist

The rewrites were telling.

The New York Times - Magazine

The statistics were telling.

The New York Times - Sports

"People were telling me.

The New York Times

People were telling me I raped them".

Independent

"We were telling them: 'He's dead.

The New York Times

But my instincts were telling me otherwise.

Independent

The lopsided tallies were telling.

The New York Times - Magazine

People were telling other people about it.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The results of the study were telling.

The Guardian

More suggestions(15)

were informing

were indicating

began telling

were acknowledging

were illuminating

were mentioning

were explaining

bore telling

considered telling

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described telling

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members telling

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