Examples of narration in a Sentence
The novel uses first-person narration.
They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.
an actor who does narrations for documentaries
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Episodes are often framed by Sarah Jessica Parker’s voiceover, in a callback to SATC’s quippy narration, reading snippets of the novel that mirror her character’s own life.
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Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
The lighting and effects were solid, the occasional narration was intriguing (and prompted crowd chanting!), and the choreography and theater of it all made for a fully engrossing experience.
—jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
And the rise of machine narration and translation is an even greater concern for human voice actors and translators.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 June 2025
Memorial audio tours include the option to hear narration in other languages, including Lakota, and a medicine wheel garden with sacred plants such as cedar and sweetgrass was added at Mount Rushmore in 2024.
—Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
The lighting and effects were solid, the occasional narration was intriguing (and prompted crowd chanting!), and the choreography and theater of it all made for a fully engrossing experience.
—jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
And the rise of machine narration and translation is an even greater concern for human voice actors and translators.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 June 2025
Memorial audio tours include the option to hear narration in other languages, including Lakota, and a medicine wheel garden with sacred plants such as cedar and sweetgrass was added at Mount Rushmore in 2024.
—Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for narration
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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narration
noun
nar·ra·tion
na-ˈrā-shən 
nə-
1
: the act or process or an instance of telling a story
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