RETELL in a Sentence

Learn RETELL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for RETELL, such as:

1. Let me try retelling the story.
2. The mystery has been heightened by embellishment in subsequent retellings.
3. A good thesis makes the difference between a thoughtful research project and a simple retelling of facts.

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 Meanings and Examples of RETELL
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retell
 v.  make into fiction
 v.  render verbally,
Classic Sentence:
1  He asked about mutual acquaintances, and she became still more animated and chattered away giving him greetings from various people and retelling the town gossip.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVII
Example Sentence:
1  A good thesis makes the difference between a thoughtful research project and a simple retelling of facts.
2  Let me try retelling the story.
3  The mystery has been heightened by embellishment in subsequent retellings.