All in all, a well-told but somewhat pointless tale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexander, Resnick, finishing off Feb. Baen's] Reference

And so it is, interesting and full of well-told stories.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Washington, CEO?] Reference

Of course, it's always possible to fall for a well-told lie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Media Narratives Feed Terrorist Fantasies] Reference

And the story is really only well-told if it's well-written.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography] Reference

To develop appreciation for the well-told story; for example, Second.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature] Reference

A novel such as "Dracula" still possesses plenty of well-told pleasures.    From Wordnik.com.  [What a Tax Lawyer Dug Up on 'Dracula'] Reference

Pucky chuckled to himself, considering his observation a well-told joke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blazing Sun]

Which is the better choice -- the well-told tale of the Cathedrals of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1] Reference

Great Fiction, several great writers have said, is a great lie well-told.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Jeter: From Randy To Rand: The New Political Fiction(s)] Reference

Bryan obviously appreciates well-told stories with strong female characters.    From Wordnik.com.  [FCBM3 Day 1] Reference

It was a horrible and compelling story, well-told but ultimately meaningless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sito Negron: CNN last night on the border: It could have been worse. Cue Lou Dobbs.] Reference

Fiction is a lie that, if well-told, can be more truthful than several truths out there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Voices in English » Alex Castro: A liberal, libertarian and libertine Brazilian blogger] Reference

Blue Light by Walter Mosley - An excellent, well-told, page-turning horror/fantasy hybrid.    From Wordnik.com.  [2003: A YEAR IN REVIEW] Reference

Not only that, but a grippingly well-told story, all the more creepy for the ring of truth!.    From Wordnik.com.  [liars and cheaters and con men, oh my] Reference

On the active-service side my choice would undoubtedly be for the admirably cheery and well-told.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 2, 1919] Reference

(The late Molly Ivins presented a well-told tale of his business affairs in her book Bushwhacked.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Katovsky: Addicted to Oil: The Bush Legacy] Reference

Entwined with Rogerson's well-told yarn are insights into the origins of Muslim culture and practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story Of Muhammad Told Anew] Reference

This lesson illustrates how time, place, persons, and action are arranged to produce a well-told story.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature] Reference

According to experts, well-told combat tales delivered by accomplished liars have become almost cliche.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2009] Reference

But, I have to admit, this one actually did come as a pleasant surprise for being as well-told as it was.    From Wordnik.com.  [TV Round Up « Michael in Nashville] Reference

Hot is a well-told story intended to entertain for a couple of hours and then passed along to someone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot -- Frederick Lorenz] Reference

They remember what flawless showmanship looks like and sounds like, they remember the power of well-told stories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diamonds Amid the Dross] Reference

I am mistaken though if you will feel inclined to skip a single page of a novel at once so original and well-told.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919] Reference

Hunt's well-told tale — like Hammer's exploration of the rural South — opens up a world we rarely see on screen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smiling in the Dark] Reference

We still love a well-told tale, and our need for the fantastic is not so different from that of our tribal ancestors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference

"A pretty and useful description of the ways and doings of children at home, enlivened by some very well-told stories.".    From Wordnik.com.  [My Young Days] Reference

"Greenland" is well-told, but I didn't think it added much to the already much-hashed over ethics of human replications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Thee Behind Me, 2008!] Reference

World Without End is a well-told story that provides wonderful entertainment for both fans of Follett and new readers alike.    From Wordnik.com.  [Review of World Without End, by Ken Follett] Reference

Poor Dirk's eyes had nearly bulged out of his head, and this cap to a well-told tale had surprised laughter out of everyone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [Take A Thief]

Jeffrey struggles with the situation until he discovers that the most strong-willed doodle is powerless against a well-told tale.    From Wordnik.com.  [April 2008] Reference

Adrienne Hudson, always up for a good fantastical tale well-told, on an already controversial Out of Competition Berlinale entry.    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily: Berlinale Dispatch. 300.] Reference

It stands to reason though, that a story well-told transcends genre classification, and everything else becomes cosmetic trappings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-04-01] Reference

KENDRICK: We want people to walk out of the movie not only having seen a well-told story, but moved emotionally and moved spiritually.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2006] Reference

It still seems a shame that well-told stories about everyday family life, where the characters aren't in heightened life-or-death occupations, can't find a home on TV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Matt: Location, Location, Location; Plus FNL, Fringe, Grey's and More!] Reference