Example sentences for: narration

How can you use “narration” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I can believe that, and not just because there's so much dialogue and narration from the book on screen.

  • Yes, some will argue that Anderson's surprise is cheating, or arbitrary, or a trick--but the way for it is prepared by Ricky Jay's witty narration at the beginning of the film, which all but tells us to expect learned pigs.

  • As a tragically repressed and alcoholic small-town cop, Nolte conveys a "fierce, anguished intensity" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). Critics say Schrader's style is a perfect match for Russell Banks' novel, and that the director "has hit, in this exquisitely shaped, paced, painted, and edited production, a new, deep level of artistry" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). Only complaint: The voice-over narration by Willem Dafoe (as Nolte's brother) is a bit stilted and portentous.

  • Too often, one has to pick one's way through this book like someone playing the white keys on the piano--surrendering to the biographical narration (Motion's telling of Keats' final months is superb) and ignoring the readings of poems.

  • I almost wish she'd included more voice-over narration, more commentary on the things that, as a filmmaker, she hasn't learned to bring out.


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