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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
Recent Examples of narration from the Web
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Noxon also had to represent Camille’s jumbled narration as memories of her childhood return.
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Sideshow performer the Big Icky will supply narration for the evening.
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The first trailer for the documentary can be seen below featuring narration from Williams as well as rare clips of the late comedian doing sketch and standup from the early days of his career.
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The show was ostensibly centered on Frankie, who contributes narration to pull the various storylines together every week, and both Frankie and Mike had their share of storylines each season.
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Douglas Foulke Drawing on the writings of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, the concert will use narration as well as music to tell the story of the network that helped African-American slaves escape to free states and Canada.
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The proof is in audio clips of his narration of the moment when Lozano placed a perfect kick to secure Mexico’s early lead.
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As the young girl, Hales bring a youthful energy to her narration.
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Its distinctive structural style, with narration that weaves in and out of flashback, is intriguing, and strong performances, especially from Ms. Debicki and Ms. Nélisse, bolster moments of overly pat dialogue.
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First Known Use of narration
15th century
narration Synonyms
Synonyms
account, chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narrative, record, report, story;
Related Words
deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness;
Other Literature Terms
NARRATION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of telling a story or describing what happens
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: words that are heard as part of a movie, television show, etc., and that describe what is being seen
NARRATION Defined for Kids
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: the act or process or an instance of telling in full detail
- I enjoyed his narration of the story.
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: 1narrative
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