telling
adjective
having force or effect; effective; striking.
tellingly
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a word derived from
telling.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps tellingly, both the stage and film rights had been purchased by Hollywood titan David Brown, of “Jaws” fame, even before the play made it to the boards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The German stressed he was "always a believer in the positive things", but tellingly also referred to the pursuit as a "long fight".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
However, that figure, tellingly, dropped in the 2025-26 season.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The next day, as we prepared to head to second mess, which was what they tellingly called lunch, I noticed the black man from the night before standing next to Colonel Batt.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
