How to Use retelling in a Sentence

retelling

noun
  • The film is a retelling of the Greek epic.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • And in the new retelling, that badassery is clear from the very first moments.
    — Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The episode ends with a retelling of their hookup through Alvarez’s lens.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, there’s wisdom in leaning in to their retelling.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The act of retelling doesn’t apply only to stories from the past.
    — Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But this isn’t yet another retelling of the novel in comics form.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Musk has been more blunt in his retelling of the company’s origins.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • As the years passed, the story grew more elaborate with each retelling.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Garcia’s first retelling of events was also a lie, police said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hulu's true crime series isn't the first retelling of the story.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The backbone of the press corps, many of them died and have been overlooked in the retelling of the war.
    — Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Trudeau told the other leaders, dropping his hand down from his chin in the retelling.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The movie is not a live-action of the classic fairytale, but a new retelling of it.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 7 June 2019
  • Within each retelling, the scene expands, and new details emerge.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025
  • At this point in the retelling of the story, Brett pauses for effect.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 8 July 2018
  • Lannin’s name rarely gets mentioned in the retelling of Red Sox lore.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Every retelling gives us a chance to revisit our lives from a new vantage point.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 June 2026
  • But the movie version isn't a direct retelling of Lyon's book.
    — EW.com, 21 June 2024
  • In one retelling, Zeus’s dear dog was stolen by the mortal Pandareus.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022
  • Some of the films are a straightforward retelling of the original.
    — Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg.com, 7 Apr. 2020
  • So this is both the retelling of the dream and his past in Philadelphia all over again.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Many heaped praise on the production, based on GQ’s retelling of the events.
    — Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The musical is described in a release as more than just a retelling of one man’s scheme gone wrong.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In Bowden’s retelling, the weeks-long siege at Hue helped alter the course of the war.
    — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Stop watching this modern retelling of Emma?
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The play is an irreverent retelling of the lives of the Brontës.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • The memoir is largely a glowing retelling of her time at the White House.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The play is, in essence, a pretty much verbatim retelling of the film, which is both a strength and a weakness.
    — EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The film is a retelling of the story of Michael Oher, which was believed to be true at the time.
    — Gerald Nesmith, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
  • What finally got Eminem on board wasn’t a retelling of his past or even a cash advance.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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