tell me

phrase

—used in speech to introduce a question
So tell me, what did you think of the movie?

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Staff who work at harm reduction clinics set up specifically to help men who use steroids tell me that twenty years ago there were fewer users, and those users took longer breaks between cycles at lower doses. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026 Alexa voice requests to tell me the current air quality and humidity levels also worked without issue. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026 But tell me about the decision process of having Mae pass away. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Emily Van Duyne Remembers the Organizer and Writer On the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, my best friend Dani, also a writer, wrote to tell me that Robin Morgan, the landmark American feminist activist, organizer, and writer, had died. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tell me

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“Tell me.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell%20me. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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