well-told
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
In others, it is about the drama and suspense of a well-told tale, or riveting sound effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
The reasoning behind Crawley's continued selection is now well-told.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023
But we do have time for a well-told lie.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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