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.
• In his commentary, Doyle McManus does not get to the gist of the age issue.
  — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The brawl has been the subject of countless memes and online commentaries over the past week.
  — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• Hannah-Jones won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary in 2020 for her work.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
• The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 2 May 2023
• To be clear, this isn’t a commentary on the quality of the shows and films on streaming service.
  — WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
• Head to Vulture’s Twitter to catch the live commentary.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 4 May 2023
• 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
• The biggest thing is the social commentary that happens in these shows.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
• More:Daddy Days: A penny for your … 4 – The 4-year-old’s food commentary.
  — Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Think of it like watching a movie with the director's commentary on.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
• And being in the leading role is no commentary on being Black.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 July 2022
• The minute, matter-of-fact voice that would become Marcel emerged from Slate in a running commentary on the messiness of the shared room.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• Her videos, sprinkled with commentary, racked up millions of views in just days.
  — Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• Dieken had been doing color commentary on the Browns since 1985.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 20 July 2022
• She is known for her honest and blunt commentary and speaking truth to power.
  — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2022
• For years, Twitter has been the go-to social platform for real-time news and commentary.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 6 July 2023
• For Keaton, the role was pure fun; a playful commentary on getting older.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022
• By now, the commentary is as essential to South Park as the comedy.
  — Sezin Keohler, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
• Kumar Sangakkara was needed in the middle rather than in the commentary box.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
• That erased some of the recent market gains and caused an increase in the bearish market commentary.
  — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
• This commentary, running to cape for Clark, does a disservice to her.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 June 2024
• Certainly, Demko has won that, while delivering pointed commentary about the state of his game.
  — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025