How to Use narration in a Sentence

narration

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  • They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.
  • The novel uses first-person narration.
  • And while the narration is overused, the unnamed voice does get in some good cracks.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • There are many times where the songs can hamper the film’s narration.
    — Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The narration is written in rhyme, meant to evoke rap lyrics.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2022
  • Last Dance, from the British narration to the wealthy benefactor.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Much of the narration is from van Gogh’s letters to his brother, Theo.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • As the murder mystery assumes a #MeToo shape, the tone of the narration sharpens.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Hyperbole alert: The narration slipped up toward the end of the episode.
    — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Her narration stays close to their minds, which are about as free of sin as this story is of irony.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Most dazzling to me is how hospitable the narration is.
    — Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The best place to advertise your voice-over/narration skills is Fiverr.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Obama and Heughan won for their narration of their own works.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Even so, the book's narration is written as a series of letters from Ivy to her lover.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 June 2022
  • Her saucer eyes seem to be filtering the whole world, and her narration is laced with humor.
    — Izzy Grinspan, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The few heavy-handed moments are mostly due to the narration.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 June 2024
  • The episode opens as each one before it: with Elsa’s narration.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2022
  • By the end of the season, the ton knows Penelope is Lady Whistledown and the narration changes to Penelope’s voice.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
  • One of the few sources of outside help was narration from David Letterman.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2022
  • Although the narration wants to explain the Orkneys’ appeal for us, the ancient pull of the place is palpable.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As Gus finishes his narration in the present day, a teary-eyed Big Man inquires about his role in the story.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
  • Most shows are narration-heavy, one bit blending into the next.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2022
  • In the entire series her narration guides the viewer, but so does her clothing.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Hadid's narration throughout is perhaps the best part of the entire show.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Google Play, on the other hand, already offers A.I. narration tools of its own.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The narration will soon be taken over by Lieutenant Hofmiller.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Bowie himself leads the journey with narration for the film—the first officially sanctioned doc on the late artist.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2022
  • In a choice that might have pleased Warhol, a version of his voice will be used for narration, thanks to A.I. technology.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022
  • That snippet of narration could have been dropped anywhere in the series, and placing it here drains what ought to be a key scene of its sense of discovery.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This was about creating visual perspectives on the action as different as the characters and the modes of narration.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2024

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