retelling
noun
re·tell·ing
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Definition of retelling
: a new version of a story
a retelling of a Greek legend
Examples of retelling in a Sentence
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Gardiner uses the app for story-retelling exercises: The kids listen to a tale like Sneezy the Snowman and then use AR Makr on their iPads to illustrate a snippet of the narrative. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "Google Lens, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Learning," 20 Aug. 2019 The movie is the latest villain-focused Disney retelling. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Emma Stone Goes 'Punk Rock' as Cruella de Vil in First Look at Disney's Live-Action Cruella," 24 Aug. 2019 Waddell said, according to a retelling of a conversation printed in The Chronicle on Dec. 18, 1875. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "How Fort Point, protector of SF, was saved at foot of Golden Gate Bridge," 14 Aug. 2019 And given the contemporary penchant for true-crime retellings, none of this seems too surprising. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "How the Manson family became a pop culture trope," 8 Aug. 2019 This retelling of Stella’s story becomes an effort to contextualize and validate the narrator’s life. — Rachael Allen, The Atlantic, "Reconstructing the Memories of Aging Matriarchs," 1 Aug. 2019 But because Beyoncé is Beyoncé, this single won't be her only release inspired by retelling of Disney's animated classic. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Beyoncé Releases an Empowering New Song, "Spirit," for The Lion King Soundtrack," 10 July 2019 Finally, a retelling of Hamlet told from Ophelia's point of view. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "7 TV Shows and Movies to Watch When You’re Bored This Week," 23 June 2019 The movie is not a live-action of the classic fairytale, but a new retelling of it. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "This is When Camila Cabello’s "Cinderella" Will Be Released and She's Doing Something Huge for It," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'retelling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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