telling
adjective
having force or effect; effective; striking.
tellingly
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a word derived from
telling.
Example Sentences
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More tellingly, they were also writing about a quarter fewer for AbbVie’s Skyrizi, the injectable psoriasis blockbuster that generated nearly $18 billion in sales last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Most tellingly, the court twice quoted the very language ADF has cherry-picked from Virginia and reiterates throughout its campaign to transform sex-equality law: that “physical differences between men and women” are “enduring.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Williams played what she thought would be the final match of her career at the 2022 US Open, but tellingly refused to use the word 'retirement' and instead said she was "evolving away" from tennis.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the Newcastle head coach tellingly rued the absence of another midfielder post-match.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
There’s a pool table and foosball table, as well as several couches and, tellingly, boxes of Kleenex.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
