How to Use telling in a Sentence

telling

adjective

• The most telling moment in the case was when the victim took the stand.
• Her experience is a telling example of why the nation's educational system needs to be changed.
• And the next three to four months could be just as telling as the last.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 5 July 2020
• The last shot of this season might be the most telling.
  — Donna Bowman, Chron, 12 Dec. 2022
• The more telling parts are all the years leading up to it.
  — Rebekah Denn, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2018
• This was the most telling image from my take of the fight.
  — John Kuntz, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2019
• The most telling aspect of the video, though, is the audio.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 July 2022
• But perhaps the most telling race was the one least in doubt.
  — Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 28 June 2022
• Her blood has pooled on her back and the backs of her legs, dark and telling.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
• What’s the most telling thing about the Hot 100’s current top tier?
  — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2023
• The most telling stat may have been farther down the box score.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• The most telling stat: 20 strikeouts and just three walks.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• The egg’s pressure data may be the most telling of all.
  — Raleigh McElvery, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021
• Even more telling was the difference in points scored in the paint.
  — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2021
• How the Ducks choose to go about that today will be more telling.
  — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
• Most days at 100 or over this decade One of the most telling records is a longer-term one.
  — oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
• The postgame clubhouse scene might have been most telling.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• The most telling number that day wasn't the 34-10 final score.
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• Even more telling, the two sides have met three times in the postseason in the last 17 years.
  — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
• But the more telling stat, perhaps, was the 3.6 yards per carry.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
• To the Editor: Edward Sorel omits the most telling line in the whole episode.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
• The Detroit Red Wings' next game will be one of their most telling of the season.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2022
• The more telling stat though was that the spin rate on his fastball was down more than 200 rpm.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 7 June 2021
• For me, though, the most telling gesture was the jean-cut pants, with a side frill below the knees.
  — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 4 Oct. 2017
• The most telling stat of Game 4 was this one: Chris Paul fouled out in just 23 minutes of play.
  — Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2022
• There’s nothing more telling than the contents of a cook’s pantry.
  — Adina Steiman, WSJ, 4 May 2022
• But the next week or two will be very telling in terms of McIntyre’s long-term prospects.
  — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• The most telling sign is in the behavior of the young talent that isn’t yet on the market.
  — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2019
• But in the Midwest, the most telling trends are evident in nighttime temperatures.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
• Checking rate of increase: Early on in pregnancy, the rate of increase is more telling than the actual quantity of the hormone in the blood.
  — Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024