This page shows Telling in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like revealing or relation. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Telling in a sentence

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Telling meaning

present participle and gerund of tell

Synonyms of Telling

revealing narration recounting relation efficacious effectual effective impressive persuasive weighty cogent informatory informative telltale recital

Example sentences (20)

And it seems like this has become a battle of, it’s about your morale, but we’re telling you about our livelihood.

After telling her children about her terminal cancer diagnosis, Jenny and Kyle took them out to Target and Bruster's.

AEW really needs to start telling stories for their matches, that’s what’s missing with them and proper booking.

After calling timeout here, as Kessler walked off the floor, Hardy was telling him to be up, but Kessler didn’t go up.

A lack of doubt, replaced by a fixed certainty, is one of the most telling features of the twenty-first century.

Among body-worn camera footage from that day, Quaglin was heard telling Metro police officers “You don’t want this fight.

A couple months later I was visiting Karol and she was telling me what a mess Jerry's life was with the impending breakup.

According to the officer’s report, Yvette can be heard on the audio telling Mohamed not to hit him again.

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And he was and telling me what coach means when he says different things and honestly just boosted me up.

Additionally, shortly after the 2020 election, Fox News host Tucker Carlson acknowledged that Powell wasn't telling the truth.

A few days later, he would receive a text message telling him which day he can leave, which could be up to three months later.

An okay match; if the commentary team knew who these guys are, they didn’t do a good job telling me.

And if there are people who are provoked as a result of that, that is regrettable, but we should not shy away from telling the truth.

And I’m like, Don’t judge me, these are really important women that are telling very important stories and they’re very entertaining.

Always beware of any unsolicited or unexpected communications asking for personal information or telling you to download an attachment.

And right before Miles breaks free from Miguel's grip, he delivers the line, "Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go.

And instead of telling us, the article went off telling us about a totally different guy who went crazy last year.

But you should recognize that it’s not just telling you to be scared—it’s telling you that you need to do something.

A few hours later, she received a frantic phone call from her sister telling her, 'There's something wrong with Kenna, she's not moving.

A fixation on what the very latest release of data is apparently telling us about the current of the economy can soon become quite dated.

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Common combinations with telling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • telling the 27×
  • telling me 23×
  • telling him 19×
  • telling her 16×
  • and telling 14×
  • telling you 12×
  • telling them 11×
  • was telling 11×
  • telling us
  • be telling

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "telling" in a sentence?
An example: "And it seems like this has become a battle of, it’s about your morale, but we’re telling you about our livelihood." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "telling" from real English texts.
What does "telling" mean?
Telling means: present participle and gerund of tell
What are synonyms of "telling"?
Common synonyms of "telling" include: revealing, narration, recounting, relation, efficacious, effectual, effective, impressive. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "telling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "telling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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