Below you will find example sentences with "told cnn". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Told Cnn in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: cnn
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 19
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.7 words

Words in this phrase

told cnn

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • told can mean: simple past and past participle of tell Common word
  • cnn can mean: Initialism of Cable News Network: an American television channel. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

enforcement source told cnn 2× a spokesperson told cnn the agency 1× american officials told cnn on saturday 1× and he told cnn earlier friday 1× block told cnn that if 1× body shop told cnn he had 1× discovered and told cnn that passengers 1× dorrian glenn told cnn tuesday night 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a customer at 1× a large israeli 1× a senior israeli 1× a senior us 1× american officials told 1× an unidentified senior 1×

Common sentence endings:

source told cnn 2× 100 percent monday 1× a september meeting 1× are reviewing it 1× board the plane 1× cnn in december 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

israeli 4× source 4× law 3× former 3× senior 3× wachs 3× hospital 2× staff 2× new 2× york 2× working 2× monday 2×

Related phrases

told reporters told reuters witness told spokesperson told told investigators told abc told nbc repeatedly told spokesman told insider told

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

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Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

told reporters told reuters told investigators told abc told nbc

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "told cnn" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as enforcement source told cnn, a spokesperson told cnn the agency, israeli, source and law stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with told reporters, told reuters and witness told, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with told cnn

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Bonta’s office told CNN they have received the request and are reviewing it. (14 words)

A large Israeli flag in Woll’s apartment was left untouched, one law enforcement source told CNN. (17 words)

Dorrian Glenn told CNN Tuesday night that his nephew’s use of a ventilator was down from 100 percent Monday. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

American officials told CNN on Saturday the US has recently begun seeing "disturbing" trends and there are signs that Beijing wants to "creep up to the line" of providing lethal military aid to Moscow without getting caught. (37 words)

New York City real estate broker Rob Jackson was on the Delta flight when the stowaway was discovered and told CNN that passengers were told to stay seated after landing so police could board the plane. (36 words)

During the first Israeli incursion into Al-Shifa hospital, Mohammad told CNN Israeli soldiers told the medical staff, including Dr. Al-Bursh that they could either leave the hospital and go south, or face arrest. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

In response to questions from CNN over whether the Secret Service had denied additional security requests, a spokesperson told CNN the agency makes "modifications" when certain resources are not provided to protectees.

During the first Israeli incursion into Al-Shifa hospital, Mohammad told CNN Israeli soldiers told the medical staff, including Dr. Al-Bursh that they could either leave the hospital and go south, or face arrest.

New York City real estate broker Rob Jackson was on the Delta flight when the stowaway was discovered and told CNN that passengers were told to stay seated after landing so police could board the plane.

Staff in Newsweek’s New York offices were told they could stop working and go home for the day on Monday afternoon, the source close to the newsroom told CNN.

A customer at an auto body shop told CNN he had chatted with the pair Dec. 16 while they were getting their car serviced.

A large Israeli flag in Woll’s apartment was left untouched, one law enforcement source told CNN.

American officials told CNN on Saturday the US has recently begun seeing "disturbing" trends and there are signs that Beijing wants to "creep up to the line" of providing lethal military aid to Moscow without getting caught.

Analysts have noted that Bolsonaro’s absence from Brazil is a welcome change for Lula, and he told CNN earlier Friday that he didn’t plan to discuss the former president with Biden.

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And an FBI team that specializes in using cell phone data has launched in Maui to help identify potential fire victims, a law enforcement source told CNN.

An unidentified senior Republican told CNN that there could be up to 40 "no" votes if Jordan's bid is put to a floor vote on Tuesday.

A senior Israeli official previously told CNN that there was a 24-hour window following the announcement of the deal for appeals to be lodged with the court.

A senior US official told CNN last month that Biden and Netanyahu discussed normalization efforts “in some depth” during a September meeting.

As the investigation was still ongoing, Kohberger to his parents’ house in Pennsylvania, arriving there about a week before Christmas, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar told CNN in December.

At the same time, there are reports of missing Americans and, there again, we’re working to verify those reports,” Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash.

Block told CNN that if charges were filed, the boy’s lawyers could use the common law doctrine known as Essentially, it holds that children under 7 are incapable of forming criminal intent.

Bonta’s office told CNN they have received the request and are reviewing it.

Brothers Igal Wachs, 53, and Amit Wachs, 48, were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed their village of Netiv HaAsara, which borders Gaza, Igal’s ex-wife Liat Oren-Wachs told CNN.

Donald Trump's former lawyer Tim Parlatore told CNN on Saturday that the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case represents "the biggest threat" to the former president.

Dorrian Glenn told CNN Tuesday night that his nephew’s use of a ventilator was down from 100 percent Monday.

Earlier this month, Brandon Goodyear, the Ramaswamy team’s videographer, stepped away from the campaign, a source familiar with the departure told CNN.

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