Sentence examples for were telling of from inspiring English sources

The first two goals were telling of the weaknesses the Bruins showed all evening.

By the summer of 2003, Darfur refugees slipping across the border into neighboring Chad were telling of a scorched-earth Sudanese Army counterinsurgency campaign.

Uncounted thousands of others, having opted for land or sea journeys, were telling of epic adventures that involved, among many weary details, big out-of-pocket expenditures and a shortage of clean socks.

At about the time that statement was being broadcast, Iraqis who had filled up at a Baghdad gas station were reporting that drivers arriving from points west and northwest of the city were telling of seeing American paratroopers descending from the sky alongside the access roads that American commanders, in Qatar, were saying they were seizing so as to tighten the encirclement of Baghdad.

Relatives were told of the discovery.

They were told of forfeited games.

Then, in December 2002, dealers were told of the antitheft device.

Minutes later, they were told of their mistake.

Parishioners were told of the dismissal at Masses last weekend.

The department heads were told of the decentralisation plan only 48 hours ahead of its announcement.

The jury were told of a parallel hacking operation run by the features department.