How to Use retell in a Sentence

retell

verb
  • The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
  • Green Bean was able to laugh while retelling this.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The facts of the case have been chewed over for decades, so why retell it?
    — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Of course, the video quickly aims to retell a much longer story.
    — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 8 Nov. 2019
  • In the theater, telling and retelling the same tales is part of the culture.
    — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Find a case study that can be retold in a light and engaging way.
    — Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • All families have lines that get told and retold through the years.
    — Brian Williams, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2018
  • This will surely be a story for the couples to retell over the years ahead.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 21 May 2020
  • His hope is that readers will feel compelled to retell these stories.
    — Lidia Yuknavitch, New York Times, 15 May 2017
  • The ice show retells the familiar stories from both films.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Thus, astronomers were keen to retell the story of its orbit for much longer than two decades.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
  • To retell the story, Jacobs wore a mix of grown-up, quirky, and luxe lounge looks.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 19 June 2018
  • These are the stories that have to be told and retold, honored and cherished.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Houses can be gained and lost, stories can be retold, and love is fleeting.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The video ends with Concho retelling the story in heartbreak.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
  • Her story has since been retold in multiple films and books.
    — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 9 May 2026
  • Ransom retells the whole story of the crash, which sent a truck into a playground in the area.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • This seems like an odd time, in the middle of the playoffs, to retell the Dunn story.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Great myths get retold and repurposed.
    — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Shepherd laughs when hearing her daughter retell that story.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • His story would be retold in the city over a century later.
    — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Dec. 2025
  • As the driver would later retell in a court filing, the nurse assured him the answer was no.
    — USA Today, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Their legacy is found in recipes passed down and stories retold long after the table is cleared.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • In retelling the tale, Frost casts himself in the role of Narcissus.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Encourage kids to retell stories to parents and siblings, not just to the toy.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The book gives Jim agency, retelling the classic story in a new, more honest way.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Rather than needing to retell your story later on, just stick with the facts right from the beginning.
    — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 15 June 2017
  • Each of these stops is free or low-cost, easy to work into a longer drive and packed with the kind of stories kids will retell for years.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Her story has been told and retold in film, TV, onstage, even in opera.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The book retells the accepted view of Kelly’s scandal-free life.
    — Jeanine Basinger, New York Times, 2 June 2017

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