How to Use tell a different story in a Sentence

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  • Each episode will tell a different story set in the world of The Boys.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But court records and the woman tell a different story.
    USA Today, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Advertisement While the rise of Democrats in O.C. has made all the headlines, the facts on the ground tell a different story.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
  • But Democrats have now been handed a gift to tell a different story.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
  • But shifts on the opposite side of the country may start to tell a different story.
    Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • But when Iyi implodes, Jasper’s actions tell a different story, one that threatens the future of Iyi and the lives of the sisters.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But the Diocese of Providence’s own records, obtained by the Globe, tell a different story.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Taylor’s numbers the past four games tell a different story.
    Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2020
  • But picket lines in Los Angeles and New York this week tell a different story.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 May 2023
  • But images from Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt tell a different story.
    Jack Ewing, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Had Gray begun his book with a true early liberal thinker, he would have been obliged to tell a different story.
    Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The numbers tell a different story, and voters seem to be taking notice.
    Karl Rove, WSJ, 2 June 2021
  • Other calculations could tell a different story in the months to come.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But the four bodies discovered later seemed to tell a different story.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Announcing these promotions are great for firm reputations and make people feel good, but the facts on the ground tell a different story of the true progress being made.
    Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • Most of the labor market data, especially a marked slowdown in new jobs in April, tell a different story.
    Christian Weller, Forbes, 7 May 2021
  • Numbers from the corporate world tell a different story.
    Li Yuan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
  • But dozens of internal F.B.I. documents and court records tell a different story.
    Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • But campaign finance reports filed this week tell a different story ...
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2021
  • But so far, the Florida governor’s words and actions tell a different story.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • White House officials and their allies tell a different story.
    Tim Perry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • But outside the Fed’s marble headquarters, many Americans would tell a different story: That grocery bills still cost too much.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Haryana police and vigilantes would tell a different story.
    Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Shorter-term measures, however, tell a different story though and suggest weakness in the coming months.
    Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
  • Former President Donald Trump has claimed Black voters are fans of his who view him as a victim of unjust prosecution, but the polls and experts tell a different story.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
  • People with sickle cell disease tell a different story.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • Is your intention to tell a different story every season?
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2022
  • But health records tell a different story, full of doctors’ notes and patient histories, vital signs and test results, potentially spanning weeks of a stay.
    IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2023
  • But local records and a worker who experienced the incident tell a different story.
    Casey Tolan, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • And sometimes art uses historical events and figures as vessels to tell a different story.
    Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022

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