narrated; narrating
: to tell (a story) in detail
The children enjoyed the lively manner with which she narrated her life's story.
also
: to provide spoken commentary for (something, such as a movie or television show)
The documentary is narrated by a famous actor.
Examples of narrate in a Sentence
The author narrates her story in great detail.
a documentary narrated by a famous actor
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On Team Zas, there here were CNN icon Wolf Blitzer (who narrated and appeared in the video tribute to Bash), David Geffen and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (who appeared prominently in the tribute video to old buddy Zaslav).
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Years later, that vast video archive became the foundation for a documentary narrated in his own voice.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The version of events found primarily in the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Homeric epics that narrate the war and its aftermath, respectively, serves as a template for how many people continue to imagine war, honor, heroism, and a whole set of related issues to this day.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
In a city as rapidly changing as Miami, the act of slowing down to preserve, narrate, and walk through the past becomes a form of belonging.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Years later, that vast video archive became the foundation for a documentary narrated in his own voice.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The version of events found primarily in the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Homeric epics that narrate the war and its aftermath, respectively, serves as a template for how many people continue to imagine war, honor, heroism, and a whole set of related issues to this day.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
In a city as rapidly changing as Miami, the act of slowing down to preserve, narrate, and walk through the past becomes a form of belonging.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narrate
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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narrate
verb
nar·rate
ˈna(ə)r-ˌāt 
na-ˈrāt
na-ˈrāt
narrated; narrating
: relate sense 1, tell
narrate a story
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