Synonyms of narration
Examples of narration in a Sentence
The novel uses first-person narration.
They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.
an actor who does narrations for documentaries
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The narration returns obsessively to the moments of violence between the parents, which horrify the boy.
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Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Ozon’s black-and-white version sticks closely to the story but dispenses with much of the narration to focus on the sensual streets of colonial Algeria.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
When the film was released, Sputnik was still a year away, space travel still very much in the realms of fantasy — the opening narration gives the late 21st century as the date of the first successful moon landing.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The series is framed around Ted's narration (Bob Saget) to his children, Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Luke (David Henrie), about the events leading up to his meeting their mother.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Ozon’s black-and-white version sticks closely to the story but dispenses with much of the narration to focus on the sensual streets of colonial Algeria.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
When the film was released, Sputnik was still a year away, space travel still very much in the realms of fantasy — the opening narration gives the late 21st century as the date of the first successful moon landing.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The series is framed around Ted's narration (Bob Saget) to his children, Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Luke (David Henrie), about the events leading up to his meeting their mother.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for narration
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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narration
noun
nar·ra·tion
na-ˈrā-shən 
nə-
1
: the act or process or an instance of telling a story
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