How to Use narrate in a Sentence

narrate

verb
  • The author narrates her story in great detail.
  • Then James Cameron comes out at the end and just narrates it.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Those are the people who get to be hood, who get to narrate it, rep it.
    — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2020
  • 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 book is written (and narrated) by Doughty in a What If?
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Right from the top of the show, Harrison's voiceover came on to narrate what was about to happen in the episode.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The beginning of the end of the regime is narrated by three voices.
    — Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The tour enlists a team of experts to narrate each spot’s story.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Here are the songs that narrate Emily's version of Paris.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • The book is narrated by an Ohio mother of four: too many, the author thinks.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
  • At least two people narrate the video and raise concerns about the man's actions.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Alia Shawkat narrated the film, about a journey through dreams.
    — Ariston Anderson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The show is full of pauses and quiet close-ups (mostly of June, who narrates).
    — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 4 June 2019
  • 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
  • The story is told by the younger son, Nazareth, who is both in the story and narrating it sometime after the fact.
    — Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • It is narrated by the figure of death, which sounds gruesome but isn't.
    — American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • The life and times of Theodore Decker is narrated by the older Theo, looking back on his younger self.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • All of David’s acquaintances narrate their lives more or less like this.
    — Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2022
  • There wasn’t a female pilot at the time, but a woman was narrating the air show from the ground and Curran was in awe.
    — Cady Drell, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Your 2017 book, Mapping the Heavens, narrates the quest to map the cosmos from ancient to modern times.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Feb. 2019
  • 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
  • Many authors make extra money narrating their own books.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • Along with the book, the book publisher will also release an unabridged audiobook version of the memoir Chronicles: Volume 1, narrated by Sean Penn.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025

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