Examples of retell in a Sentence
The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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On-screen, her story will be retold in Lifetime's TV movie Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story, premiering Oct. 26.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The project, a modern — and timely — retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, comes from President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground and the company behind the book, Alloy Entertainment.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Ledger gave us a Joker for this millennium, and turned the character into a mythical figure, like secular Satan, whose story Hollywood is addicted to retelling, for better or worse.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Further Reading Making sense of The Last of Us’s thrilling, affecting season finale
Just as season one retold the story of the first The Last of Us game, season 2 will retell 2020's The Last of Us: Part II.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The project, a modern — and timely — retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, comes from President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground and the company behind the book, Alloy Entertainment.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Ledger gave us a Joker for this millennium, and turned the character into a mythical figure, like secular Satan, whose story Hollywood is addicted to retelling, for better or worse.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Further Reading Making sense of The Last of Us’s thrilling, affecting season finale
Just as season one retold the story of the first The Last of Us game, season 2 will retell 2020's The Last of Us: Part II.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Retell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retell. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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