Example Sentences

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Since then, said colleague has gone ghost on a project with me, and I have reason to believe Amy might have tattled.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2023

I got away with it because I had my own room at the far end of the hall, whereas my brothers all had to share, and they would have tattled in a red-hot second.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

I must tell you, sir, you have tattled long enough; and 'tis now good manners to hear me speak.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

"To whom does this refer, who is said to have tattled?" asked a stout woman with a bold face.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von