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.
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Her videos, sprinkled with commentary, racked up millions of views in just days.
— Hannah Kirby, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Meant as a commentary on collective denial, the images caused an uproar when they were later made public.
— Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Or, sign up for the Buckeye Talk Subtext, which will bring news, analysis and commentary directly to your phone.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022 -
Patrick Sharp provides commentary on television broadcasts.
— Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022 -
Filipovic took to social media, posting commentary, media reports and photos that Djukic had put on Facebook.
— Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 4 Dec. 2022 -
The articles in this issue are either research articles or commentary pieces similar in style to what the journal usually publishes.
— Eva Amsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022 -
As a way of exploring the American dream, Smith uses humor to provide commentary on movies, pop culture and literature.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022 -
Twitter had long encouraged employees to speak up internally, befitting a platform designed around real-time commentary.
— Alexa Corse and Tim Higgins, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022 -
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 -
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 -
Think of it like watching a movie with the director's commentary on.
— Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022 -
For years, Twitter has been the go-to social platform for real-time news and commentary.
— Brian Fung, CNN, 6 July 2023 -
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 -
Frank Caliendo After hours of football commentary, even the most die-hard fans can use a break from the X's and O's with a dose of comedy.
— Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2023 -
Lots of op-eds and commentary more broadly from left and right about tips, and perhaps worse, the expectation of tips.
— John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 -
The narrative behind these cinematic portraits is a larger commentary on breaking away from the busy routines that run our lives, a call to surrender to respite and pleasure from the comfort of home.
— Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024 -
More analysis and commentary at johnnavin.substack.com.
— John Navin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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