twice-told
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of twice-told
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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That idea reached a zenith of sorts in his 2018 feature, “Asako I & II,” a deftly twice-told love story that abounded in doppelgängers real and imagined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
A mere gimmick in lesser hands, Jackson’s twice-told tales — like his sleuthing subjects — “each absorb and expand the narrative.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2018
There were some twice-told tales, with him speaking of Hillary's "self-possession that I found magnetic."
From US News ● Jul. 26, 2016
It is one of the twice-told tales of the music business: Decades ago, Michael Jackson received some sound investment advice from Paul McCartney.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2016
If they be lies, tell them yourselves and heed How poets’ twice-told lies become the truth!
From The New World by Bynner, Witter
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