recounts
- present tense form of recount (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The majority’s decision in Barbara recounts how before the 14th Amendment’s ratification, Americans followed the long-standing common-law rule making persons born on American soil citizens by birth.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead, he found handwritten signs taped to the restaurant’s door: “Rebuild it. This is our home. Don’t change a thing,” recounts Katerina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Directed by Cynthia Lawrence, Douglas Moore’s stagework recounts the true story of the scandalous 19th-century romance between Elizabeth “Baby Doe” McCourt and rising Denver political star and mine owner Horace Tabor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Herrero recounts an incident that nicely conveys the near indestructibility of the grizzly.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
