How to Use tell a different story in a Sentence

tell a different story

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  • Those on the ground tell a different story.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the snubs were just as notable and tell a different story.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • Polling that’s focused more on costs can tell a different story.
    — Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But those damn two bananas tell a different story.
    — Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But Democrats have now been handed a gift to tell a different story.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
  • Each episode will tell a different story set in the world of The Boys.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But the health data tell a different story.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But the Air Force’s files tell a different story.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
  • But shifts on the opposite side of the country may start to tell a different story.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • But the numbers tell a different story.
    — Lisa Femia, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
  • But the on-off numbers tell a different story about which player is more valuable.
    — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But the reactions to three headlines from this past month tell a different story.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Knicks are betting the playoffs will tell a different story.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • However, the ones on Ant’s feet might tell a different story.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Prices in Chicago tell a different story.
    — Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But the latest data tell a different story.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Sophia’s portraits tell a different story.
    — Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The numbers tell a different story, and voters seem to be taking notice.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 2 June 2021
  • But decades of experience from states with term limits tell a different story.
    — Casey Burgat, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But advocates for the hungry say the numbers tell a different story.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
  • Cyrene’s instructions at the poem’s close tell a different story.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • But videos posted on social media appear to tell a different story.
    — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • But the underlying numbers — and quotes from the team, for that matter — tell a different story.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The voices of youth, advocates, and mentors tell a different story.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • White House officials and their allies tell a different story.
    — Tim Perry, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Each of her paintings or designs tell a different story, which is then turned into a textile design by the artist herself.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Cease's advanced metrics tell a different story than his ERA a well.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

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