How to Use retelling in a Sentence

retelling

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  • The film is a retelling of the story of Michael Oher, which was believed to be true at the time.
    — Gerald Nesmith, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The act of retelling doesn’t apply only to stories from the past.
    — Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Many heaped praise on the production, based on GQ’s retelling of the events.
    — Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The play is an irreverent retelling of the lives of the Brontës.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • The project is a modern-day retelling of Ruth and Boaz, one of the most iconic love stories in the Bible.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 May 2024
  • So this is both the retelling of the dream and his past in Philadelphia all over again.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Hulu's true crime series isn't the first retelling of the story.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In one retelling, Zeus’s dear dog was stolen by the mortal Pandareus.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022
  • But the movie version isn't a direct retelling of Lyon's book.
    — EW.com, 21 June 2024
  • True to Paint’s pre-release press, this is not a retelling of the life and times of the public-TV superstar.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But this isn’t yet another retelling of the novel in comics form.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But Netflix isn't the first retelling of the notorious heist.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Upon the East End series with this gender-bent retelling of Snow White.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 May 2024
  • The whole look is enough to put a smile on anyone's face, just like the series of Olaf's slapstick Disney retellings do.
    — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • That begins to change with Strange Origin, a retelling of the hero's earliest days.
    — Joe George, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2022
  • This daring retelling moves Winston Smith to the side and centers his badass girlfriend.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Merchant’s retelling of the Luddite cause is a gripping and detailed romp.
    — WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The Western films are a retelling of the adventures of famed outlaw William H. Bonney, a.k.a.
    — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 5 May 2023
  • Viewers have long believed that Jack didn’t have to die in Cameron’s fictional retelling of the 1912 tragedy.
    — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Here is my retelling: Two neighbors in Lebanon could not have been more different.
    — Caren Schnur Neile, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
  • It’s not a real retelling of the actual Pop-Tarts story.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Through that retelling and flashbacks, viewers meet 25-year-old Lali, played by Jonah Hauer-King.
    — Amber Dowling, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • In her retelling, Jensen noticed, all three people who got sick had taken Tylenol.
    — Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The result is a gripping retelling of the story, with dollops of new perspectives and details along the way.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Her next book, a retelling of Persephone’s trials and travails, doesn’t have a release date yet.
    — Rachelle Hampton, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
  • She’s been roped into recording the audiobook of her memoir — a retelling of the past year or so of her life as a new widow.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • However, in the BBC’s fresh retelling of the event and its aftermath, the evidence is damning.
    — Quartz, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In her retelling of the discussion, at least, Cazes lowered his head and offered no defense.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Sajeesh's hand often reached for Rajakumar's during the retelling of painful events.
    — Time, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In most retellings of this story, Tinker Bell is jealous of Wendy and wants to keep Peter for herself.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023

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