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.
  • 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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