The museum's new exhibit featured a frame tale that linked each artifact through a fictional collector's journey.

She dismissed the rumor as a Banbury tale, insisting it was nothing more than a fanciful fabrication.

The tell-tale on the sail fluttered, showing the wind's direction to the helmsman.

The tell-tale scratches on the table revealed that the cat had been there.

Grandmother told us a folk tale about a clever fox that outwitted a greedy farmer.

The rusty tell tale on the boat warned us of the wind direction.

The engineer pointed to a tell tale crack in the bridge's support that required immediate repair.

The smugglers reminded their newest recruit that dead men tell no tales to emphasize the danger of betrayal.

I warned him not to tell tales out of school about the company's layoffs, but he posted details on social media.

She was telling tales out of school, and it caused a rift between the friends.