Example Sentences

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He breaks things as she regales the boy with her sad history of being abandoned on her wedding day.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Like characters in plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mark O’Rowe, both of whom owe something to Bogosian, Royo’s narrator views it all through the lens of hilarity, and regales us accordingly.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

When home, the boy regales him with stories about his new school.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Cole regales Shorter with the history of the neighborhood where both have chosen to lay their heads.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2021

Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera