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Examples
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Nikolai said he is grateful to Anderson, who has been jailed for refusing to testify, for not being a "tattle-tale."
Growing Up as Barry's Little Boy Hannah Karp 2011
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Anderson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, said Anderson "has great affection for Nikolai, but what this comes down to is not about being a tattle-tale but about not cooperating with prosecutors who lied to him at every turn."
Growing Up as Barry's Little Boy Hannah Karp 2011
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All the usual suspects -- the Latin lover, the Southern crooner, the anxious tattle-tale (in the form of a perky weatherman) and yes, even a greased-up, professional wrestler -- have begun the tango of opportunism, fervently swaying their hips to the beat of Us Magazine covers and oily photo ops.
Natalia Brzezinski: Useful Dating Tips From The Bachelorette 2010
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All the usual suspects -- the Latin lover, the Southern crooner, the anxious tattle-tale (in the form of a perky weatherman) and yes, even a greased-up, professional wrestler -- have begun the tango of opportunism, fervently swaying their hips to the beat of Us Magazine covers and oily photo ops.
Natalia Brzezinski: Useful Dating Tips From The Bachelorette 2010
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He seems perfectly fine with canning the little twerp, but thinks that Peggy will look like a tattle-tale if he steps in.
William Bradley: Mad Men : "The Summer Man" Is Clearing His Head 2010
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I made no effort to cover the sting operation; nothing mattered but the aha! moment and the tattle-tale it would deliver.
Bait Karrie Higgins 2010
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When someone of authority or someone with tattle-tale tendencies walks by I will quickly click and switch from my email or Statcounter or Amazon to something I've been pretending to work on for three months.
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Then Mrs. Silva regresó and one of the children instantly, in a tattle-tale sort of voice said, "Mom, he put the pigs feet in a napkin y lo va a botar afuera!"
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Then Mrs. Silva regresó and one of the children instantly, in a tattle-tale sort of voice said, "Mom, he put the pigs feet in a napkin y lo va a botar afuera!"
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Upon seeing this, Eric points out that Kyle wasn't really sorry for being a tattle-tale.
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