How to Use commentary in a Sentence

commentary

noun

• The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.
• I like listening to his social commentaries.
• He provided commentary during the game.
• The magazine includes humor and social commentary.
• The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.
• The television show features political commentary by well-known journalists.
• In his commentary, Doyle McManus does not get to the gist of the age issue.
  — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• Pee-wee was both the thing itself and the commentary on the thing itself, wrapped up with a bow-tie.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2023
• The brawl has been the subject of countless memes and online commentaries over the past week.
  — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• Hannah-Jones won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary in 2020 for her work.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
• The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 2 May 2023
• Head to Vulture’s Twitter to catch the live commentary.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 4 May 2023
• Tola comes from extreme wealth, and much of the plot is a commentary on the inequity in Lagos.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• The biggest thing is the social commentary that happens in these shows.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
• For years, Twitter has been the go-to social platform for real-time news and commentary.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 6 July 2023
• Frank Caliendo After hours of football commentary, even the most die-hard fans can use a break from the X's and O's with a dose of comedy.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2023
• This is not a commentary on Delta, but the airline does seem to be a magnet for weird incidents lately.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
• Shavuot became a time to celebrate the study of the Torah and its many rabbinic commentaries, including the Mishnah and the Talmud.
  — Laura Yares, The Conversation, 22 May 2023
• The streaming service and app costs $10.99 a month, which includes a live feed of all the college bowl games, plus post-game analysis and commentary.
  — Tim Chan, Variety, 29 Dec. 2023
• Candace Owens took aim at Lizzo‘s appearance this week, and the pop star’s fans stepped in to defend her from the firebrand’s body-shaming commentary.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
• Here’s a selection of Wall Street commentary on the latest retail sales report.
  — WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Complete Dirty South package comes with a 32-page book of original and new liner notes, track-by-track commentary, and unearthed photos.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
• Come for the hundreds or thousands of fairly down-to-earth asides within its 970 pages, then stay for the erudite commentary on movies and music… that just happen to be mostly her own.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• Schreiber appears for a few moments in the middle of the episode, talking with Rodgers, Jets head coach Robert Saleh, and others, and appears again during the episode's closing credits with a bit of commentary.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• The archbishop of Canterbury, in his commentary, said the new inclusivity echoes what the late queen thought.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
• Retweets are likely to become reposts, while quote tweets — which refer to retweets that add one’s own commentary — may just become comments or quote posts.
  — Kate Conger, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The commentary across timelines is similar: how Giovanni’s poetry gave them the strength to go on.
  — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2024
• By contrast, Marine Le Pen, who offered hardly any public commentary on the pension reforms at all, received a boost in the polls.
  — Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The liner notes in in the book that comes with the boxed set includes great commentary from those of you who made the music, but also interesting perspectives from people outside the group.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023
• Sportscasters Joe Buck and Troy Aikman couldn’t resist offering a little off-the-field commentary.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024