voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a movie, television show, or commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a movie, television show, or video game) expressing especially unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
Examples of voice-over in a Sentence
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Gwen Stefani asked in a voice-over, moments after a 10-minute countdown clock struck zero.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026
An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
In voice-over, Aunt Lydia likens teaching her Gilead pupils — her Plums and her Handmaids before them — to preparing a steak.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cleveland native moved to New York in 1981 and worked as a freelance national voice-over artist until his retirement in 2021, heard on thousands of commercials, promos and narrations over those four decades.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026
An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
In voice-over, Aunt Lydia likens teaching her Gilead pupils — her Plums and her Handmaids before them — to preparing a steak.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cleveland native moved to New York in 1981 and worked as a freelance national voice-over artist until his retirement in 2021, heard on thousands of commercials, promos and narrations over those four decades.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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