Example Sentences

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Most tellingly, Justice Clarence Thomas has already adopted a broad interpretation of the citizenship clause, albeit in a different context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Newcastle, tellingly, returned to the table with a third and final bid on deadline day rather than moving on to an alternative.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

More tellingly: If your existence is wedded to bureaucracy, it’s easy to be dispensed with and disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

He was speaking to his manager, Spencer Brown, who tellingly replied: "No, you're still fighting him."

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

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