In a sentence
Six example sentences with telling, each labelled with its topic.
In the earliest telling of the flood story, preserved on clay tablets, the hero survives by building an enormous boat.
Literature
Each telling of the Annunciation in Sienese painting rearranges the same three elements: the angel, the lily, the book.
Art
The ballad survives in forty versions, and no two singers agree on which telling ends with the ship coming home.
Music
The 1959 film is the grandest telling of the story, over three hours long with a chariot race that took months to shoot.
Movies
The game offers its own telling of the Arthur legend, one where the player, not the king, decides who pulls the sword.
Gaming
Every guide on the island has a different telling of the shipwreck legend, and the treasure moves to a new cove each time.
Travel
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- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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