Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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This story retold by Jonathan Marcus applies to everyone in all walks of life.
Mummers & Minstrels presents the musical that retells the life of Jesus as if in modern day.
This year, documentaries and dramatic adaptations have retold the cult tragedies of the Branch Davidians in Texas and the Rajneeshees in Oregon.
The story of the Catholic Church’s dark period in China during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution has been told and retold to the young people at Guo’s parish.
This Cinderella retelling follows Elle, a huge fan of the classic sci-fi series Starfield.
Their actions that day have been retold in two books.
To retell the story, Jacobs wore a mix of grown-up, quirky, and luxe lounge looks.
Tommy Tipton’s fascination with folklore surrounding the ape-like creature began as a child, when his grandmother retold stories about a critter that would spook their farm animals in Arkansas.
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RETELL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of retell for English Language Learners
: to tell (a story) again especially in a different way
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