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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 on the Web
As visitors immerse themselves in the lives of an average 1980s-era Bulgarian family, the audio narration provides historical context, connecting the dots between past and present.
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Alice Popovici, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Walsh had a distinctive voice and provided the narration for both of Ken Burns' landmark documentaries, The Civil War and Baseball.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
The designers of Microsoft’s Vall-E cloning program, which débuted last year, used sixty thousand hours of English-language audiobook narration from more than seven thousand speakers.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
Onstage, this was a setback: Too much narration makes for stasis.
—Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Three-quarters of the outlet’s articles are enabled for narration, and the plan is to expand it to 100 percent.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
But this series has more than a few surprises, and what trip could be complete without narration from the voice of God himself?
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Martin’s narration is frank without being particularly revealing of anything except an odd combination of honesty and reserve.
—Jessica Kiang, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Cooke’s narration, at once poetic and conversational, lends Akúa’s story a sense of urgency and resonance.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
Alice Popovici, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Walsh had a distinctive voice and provided the narration for both of Ken Burns' landmark documentaries, The Civil War and Baseball.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
The designers of Microsoft’s Vall-E cloning program, which débuted last year, used sixty thousand hours of English-language audiobook narration from more than seven thousand speakers.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
Onstage, this was a setback: Too much narration makes for stasis.
—Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Three-quarters of the outlet’s articles are enabled for narration, and the plan is to expand it to 100 percent.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
But this series has more than a few surprises, and what trip could be complete without narration from the voice of God himself?
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Martin’s narration is frank without being particularly revealing of anything except an odd combination of honesty and reserve.
—Jessica Kiang, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Cooke’s narration, at once poetic and conversational, lends Akúa’s story a sense of urgency and resonance.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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