twice-told
having been told before; related two times.
Origin of twice-told
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How to use twice-told in a sentence
His triumphant capture of the oil trade is a twice-told tale.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyIt is no doubt this unreadiness that causes little children to like twice-told tales and foregone conclusions in their games.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice MeynellIt seems to us there is a stern moral taught in this piece of history,—twice told us in our own time!
Life of Robert Burns | Thomas CarlyleShe had twice told Phineas Finn that of all men in the world she esteemed Mr. Kennedy the most.
Phineas Finn | Anthony TrollopeThe pieces in the volumes entitled "twice-told Tales" are now in their third republication, and, of course, are thrice-told.
British Dictionary definitions for twice-told
hackneyed through repeated use
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