narration

noun

nar·ra·tion | \ na-ˈrā-shən

, nə-\

Definition of narration

1 : the act or process or an instance of narrating

2 : story, narrative

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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

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Combined with booming narration from John Facenda (many of his scripts penned by Sabol), this soundtrack reveals how Americans began to appreciate football not only as a game of X’s and O’s but as a stage for human struggle and success. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 Alternating between third- and first-person narration, as well as different characters’ perspectives, Caputo introduces us to residents and visitors to the small town of Vieux Desert and environs. — Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com, "Philip Caputo hits his target in skillful new novel, 'Hunter’s Moon’," 12 Aug. 2019 Director Salim Razawi gives the show a boisterous and smooth staging, with strong group narration by the ensemble. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Sunny songs, brutal story — that ‘s ‘Once on this Island’ in El Cerrito," 5 July 2019 The body cam was not activated until just after the shooting because recording is not required during surveillance or other non-enforcement activities, Captain Thomas Casper of the police department's homicide division says in the video's narration. — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Police release video of officer-involved shooting from early May," 21 June 2019 Marker enlisted his close friends Yves Montand and Simone Signoret to read the voice-over narration that runs through the film, he in the French version and she in the English. — Max Nelson, The New York Review of Books, "Chris Marker, Always Moving," 4 Apr. 2019 In the World Celebration area, Spaceship Earth will continue to chronicle human development, but will include a new narration and new music. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "Disney World outlines Epcot remake, with Mary Poppins, Moana, Guardians of the Galaxy," 26 Aug. 2019 But too often authors lack a natural gift for voice narration and aren't trained in it. — Dallas News, "Don't let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience: Here are recordings to savor — and to avoid," 20 Aug. 2019 Directed by Springsteen and Thom Zimny, the film will feature a performance of Springsteen's latest album of the same name in his historic barn, driven by narration and archival videos. — Ellise Shafer, Billboard, "Bruce Springsteen Reflects on His Career and Love in New Trailer For 'Western Stars' Concert Film: Watch," 19 Aug. 2019

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