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Example sentences for: told

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

David McIntosh, R-Ind., told Roll Call last month that the GOP would "win" a shutdown if Clinton forced one, because Americans would realize he was trying to distract them from Lewinsky.
Hence, Massoud was told not to take any such action without explicit U.S. authorization.
A guest told the Star that after the ceremony, Quinn launched into his Zorba the Greek dance.
Sudrajat told opponents of the force that Indonesia should accept it to avoid international condemnation.
Not long ago, when I suggested—for a passage chosen for our entrance exam—that an it that referred back to an unstipulated topic of a previous paragraph, be changed to this , I was told that there's no need to be so picky because it's said.