Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Trump's response to his near-death experience has been a mix of open personal reflection that's unusual for him — and the not-so-unusual approach of dramatically retelling the story with himself as hero.
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Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Oct. 2024
The governor begins the book by retelling a story about a visit from the president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, when Newsom was mayor.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
But even after retelling this story to plenty of live audiences, the prospect of turning it into a narrative feature still proved intimidating for Anger.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Read: All of Shakespeare’s plays are about race While Orpheus labors to retrieve her, Eurydice meets several other characters whose mythic origins have often been retold through the lens of male violence or aggression.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Oct. 2024
The governor begins the book by retelling a story about a visit from the president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, when Newsom was mayor.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
But even after retelling this story to plenty of live audiences, the prospect of turning it into a narrative feature still proved intimidating for Anger.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Read: All of Shakespeare’s plays are about race While Orpheus labors to retrieve her, Eurydice meets several other characters whose mythic origins have often been retold through the lens of male violence or aggression.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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