How to Use commentary in a Sentence
commentary
noun- The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.
- I like listening to his social commentaries.
- He provided commentary during the game.
- The magazine includes humor and social commentary.
- The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.
- The television show features political commentary by well-known journalists.
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In his commentary, Doyle McManus does not get to the gist of the age issue.
—Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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Pee-wee was both the thing itself and the commentary on the thing itself, wrapped up with a bow-tie.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2023
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The brawl has been the subject of countless memes and online commentaries over the past week.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
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Hannah-Jones won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary in 2020 for her work.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
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It was led by Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary last year for the project.
—David Aaro, Fox News, 19 July 2021
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The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 2 May 2023
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The Other Black Girl is both a sharp social commentary and a thriller.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 July 2021
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And then there was all sorts of commentary on how the provision might be gamed.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Emily Adhikari and Scott Roberts in a commentary on the study.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
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The post had no caption or other commentary from the pop singer.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
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That can be a lot of commentary flying around inside the car.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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The authors of the Lancet commentary cite a couple of issues.
—Karen Pallarito, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2021
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To be clear, this isn’t a commentary on the quality of the shows and films on streaming service.
—WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
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And his commentary was not all about what happened on field.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
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Head to Vulture’s Twitter to catch the live commentary.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 4 May 2023
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Tola comes from extreme wealth, and much of the plot is a commentary on the inequity in Lagos.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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The biggest thing is the social commentary that happens in these shows.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
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The Democrat said that’s largely a commentary on how bad the current maps are.
—Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2021
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The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author.
—Jay Parini, CNN, 26 Feb. 2022
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More:Daddy Days: A penny for your … 4 – The 4-year-old’s food commentary.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sure, the scorching heat led to some real issues, but most of the commentary is only hot air that will cool with the fall.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
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Think of it like watching a movie with the director's commentary on.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
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In some corners of the internet, this commentary is being shared with curiosity; in others, with revulsion.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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The commercial realities of hosting a network television show seem to preclude the biting and incisive commentary, and boundary-pushing humor, for which audiences have turned to YouTube and podcasts.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
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