Definition of commentary
commentaries
1a : an explanatory treatise —usually used in plural Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of Englandb : a record of events usually written by a participant —usually used in plural Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
2a : a systematic series of explanations or interpretations (as of a writing) a commentary on Dante's Divine Comedyb : comment 2
3a : something that serves for illustration or explanation The dark, airless apartments and sunless factories … are a sad commentary upon our civilization. — Harry Allen Overstreetb : an expression of opinion The magazine article is a commentary on cyberbullying.
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Examples of commentary in a Sentence
The television show features political commentary by well-known journalists.
The magazine includes humor and social commentary.
The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.
I like listening to his social commentaries.
He provided commentary during the game.
The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.
Recent Examples of commentary from the Web
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As the on-screen graphics, recorded narration and live commentary from the SeaWorld trainers explain orca behaviors and the science behind them, the whales swimming in the stadium’s pool give audiences a live demonstration.
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His partner, Cris Collinsworth, will continue to provide commentary on both Sunday and Thursday games when NBC's portion of the NFL Thursday schedule kicks in on Nov. 9.
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Last week, Marie Shieh wrote a guest commentary in The Star affirming President Donald Trump’s position that the Australian health care system is better than America’s.
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Most movement conservatives not only ignored talk-radio’s failures, but kept abiding the most vile populist commentary as the Obama administration began.
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The orchestra performed songs from various cultures — including Klezmer/Jewish, Latin/Cuban and jazz/American — with Kula giving commentary between each song.
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Frank Deford, who mined the sports world for human stories and told them with literary grace over six decades in Sports Illustrated, a shelf of books and many years of radio and television commentary, died on Sunday at his home in Key West, Fla.
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Follow our live coverage, analysis and commentary above as the Mariners (21-28) face the Red Sox (26-21) in the second game of a three-game series in Boston.
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As controversial as Waters' Desert Trip performance was, his most biting commentaries were left on the cutting room floor.
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Origin and Etymology of commentary
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COMMENTARY Defined for English Language Learners
commentary
playDefinition of commentary for English Language Learners
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: spoken or written discussion in which people express opinions about someone or something
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: a spoken description of an event (such as a sports contest) as it is happening
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: something that shows or makes a statement about the true state or condition of something
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