chronicles 1 of 2

plural of chronicle

chronicles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chronicle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chronicles
Noun
The somewhat obscure linkup became common knowledge to the thru-hiking internet via Guo’s daily chronicles of her journey. David Gleisner, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025 Directed by Tania Alexander, the two-hour film chronicles the health struggles of Osbourne — who died on July 22 at the age of 76 — over the past six years. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 The film’s first half-hour chronicles leftist subversion with documentary precision, as Pat and company bomb campaign headquarters and attempt to take down California’s power grid. Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025 The magazine feature chronicles the 1972 robbery and hostage situation led by John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile at a Chase Manhattan branch in Brooklyn. Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 The third instalment chronicles convicted serial killer Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam) in the 1950s, and appears to delve into how his life influenced pop culture and horror films in Hollywood. Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025 Deliver Me From Nowhere chronicles the making of Springsteen’s 1982 Nebraska album. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 Death permeates life in an echo of Harjo’s films; Four Sheets to the Wind unfolds in the wake of a suicide, while Barking Water chronicles a terminally ill man’s final road trip. Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025 And there’s some of this feeling in the letters and chronicles left by Spanish warriors. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Raw, sweaty, and steeped in debauchery, the track chronicles a spiral of booze, heartbreak, and nights lost in a haze of resistol fumes, all layered with his signature gritty rap flow. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 Ryan Byrnes chronicles the fight to save a medieval Palestinian library. Lit Hub Daily, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 There’s also an unexpected detour that chronicles Osbourne’s solo induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in late 2024, which he almost wasn’t cleared to travel to by doctors due to severe blood clots in his legs. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 Based on the play by Dennis McIntyre and a screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski (The Pledge), the film chronicles three chaotic days in the life of Modigliani. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 The film chronicles Kerr's rise and peak, including his struggles with addiction to painkillers, roller coaster relationship with Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt), and the lowest points of his career. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025 The film chronicles Saquon Barkley’s journey to Super Bowl glory with the Philadelphia Eagles. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025 The series, which chronicles the life and career of one of the 20th century’s most recognizable figures, includes the first-ever filmed interview with Taylor’s son, Chris Wilding, alongside interviews with Dame Joan Collins, Sharon Stone, and Paris Jackson. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 Director Tony Benna’s life-affirming documentary inventively chronicles the marketing whiz’s limited time with family and friends. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicles
Noun
  • Want more Outside health stories?
    Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Don't miss out on our latest stories.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jasanoff retraced some of Conrad’s epic journeys, which inspired me to redo the expedition Matthiessen describes in The Snow Leopard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That’s just one of the scares in store for the series, which Nicotero describes as a cross between Survivor and The Blair Witch Project.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Herald obtained the analysis through a public records request.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Shamieh recounts his father once repeatedly trying to contact an attorney to no avail.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He's published cookbooks and food histories, and he's been a contributor to the New York Times, the now-shuttered magazine, Gourmet, the Food Network, and NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Through his work, Strachan examines histories often overlooked in mainstream narratives, particularly those connected to the Black diaspora, encouraging viewers to reconsider which histories are celebrated and how they are represented.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So if nothing else, history tells us to expect a good game between quite possibly the best the NFC has to offer against a team coming off five Super Bowl appearances in six years.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The spending would be from campaign accounts, which are funded by donations.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • To be sure, problem gamblers found their way around it, opening accounts with offshore sportsbooks or a local guy-who-knew-a-guy.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first biography of the writer, and an engaging one at that, the book narrates how a child of privilege evolved into an esteemed naturalist-writer and a crusader for various left-wing causes.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Hypershell narrates its own introduction in the quick video below.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025

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