How to Use narrate in a Sentence
narrate
verb- The author narrates her story in great detail.
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Then James Cameron comes out at the end and just narrates it.
— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023 -
His son Jack also reads Kilmer's words to narrate much of the film.
— Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Aug. 2021 -
In the film, Gillis still narrates—though he’s just been shot dead, like Jay Gatsby, in the pool.
— Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The attack happens as Kaz narrates to the Crows about the dangerous threat of the drug.
— Town & Country, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The tour enlists a team of experts to narrate each spot’s story.
— Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Richard Thomas, who played John Boy in the original series, is set to narrate the film.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2021 -
The boom in audiobooks means more work for the people who narrate them—at least, for now.
— Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Told from the perspective of the dog, Costner narrates a story that follows the highs and lows of life.
— Leah Hall, Country Living, 7 Mar. 2023 -
In Loedel’s novel, ghosts are a language for this open wound, a way to narrate death and loss in the absence of any kind of record.
— Colin Dickey, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2022 -
While Granny's replies worked to narrate the reenactment, Sultana the polar bear's tweets stole the show.
— Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021 -
All of David’s acquaintances narrate their lives more or less like this.
— Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2022 -
The lyrics narrate love stories that took a turn for the worst not knowing if there will ever be a second chance.
— Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 May 2022 -
Bardot is giving the project her full support, and will narrate the film herself.
— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2022 -
So tell us who’s going to be narrating the audio version of the book.
— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 25 May 2023 -
His father stands on the sidelines, speaking to him through a walkie talkie to narrate the visuals.
— Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021 -
The proliferation of celeb voiceovers begs the question: Who should narrate the next one?
— The Editors, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2022 -
For me, the great force and beauty of the human brain lies in its ability to create language, to speak, to narrate.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024 -
Pearson were tapped to narrate the season's final three episodes.
— Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022 -
Next, each evening before bedtime, narrate the new dream aloud for about 10 minutes.
— Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 -
Decades of smoking, drinking and pain produced a rusty baritone that could narrate its way to the very soul of a man’s regret.
— Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2022 -
Thank you Matt Berry for narrating the faux Thomas segment.
— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Still, the task of narrating the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm remains as thorny as the hedge that trapped Briar Rose’s suitors.
— Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Jonathan Rush, above, will conduct and Wordsmith will narrate.
— John Coffren, baltimoresun.com, 16 Sep. 2021 -
Imagine Rocky from the first movie narrating his life story.
— Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023 -
But a typical 18-year-old mainly wants to narrate their own life.
— Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 -
Podcaster Alie Ward has the ability to narrate her thoughts as if they were written in a script.
— Vulture, 25 Oct. 2023 -
The former actress summoned her skills to narrate a favorite book to Archie for his first birthday in May 2020.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 -
Meanwhile, 1923 is narrated by May’s Elsa from beyond the grave.
— Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 -
The first section is narrated by a woman, Ikirezi, who recalls her childhood in Rwanda.
— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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