Words similar to tells

Example sentences for: tells

How can you use “tells” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

"I did not cultivate Monica," she tells the paper, "she cultivated me."
And, for a time, it looked as if Sunbeam actually was the marvelous turnaround story that Dunlap tells about all his restructuring efforts.
Christopher Shays, who tells USAT that it "indicates a cover-up."
If faith tells you that God created humankind in the garden of Eden and reason tells you humankind evolved from lower animals over millions of years, how do you reconcile those messages?
History sometimes tells simple stories.