recount event

Frequency: 6.24.5 per million words

To tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience.

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Examples (10)

  • The witness was asked to recount the event in detail.
  • He has often recounted the event of his miraculous survival.
  • She was tearfully recounting the traumatic event to her therapist.
  • In his upcoming book, the historian will recount the pivotal events of the revolution.
  • Recounting the event helped him process what had happened.
  • The journalist must accurately recount the events leading up to the scandal.
  • It took him several years before he felt comfortable enough to recount the event to his family.
  • For your assignment, please recount a significant event from your childhood.
  • Every year on their anniversary, he recounts the funny events of their first date.
  • The survivors gathered to recount the events of that fateful day.