Commentary

//ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi//

"Commentary" in a Sentence (13 examples)

The narrative provided some eye-opening social commentary on the state of the country.

What a sad commentary!

People sometimes narrate their actions to themselves as a running commentary.

Who needs commentary?

Tom's running commentary made it impossible to focus on the film.

That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. That is the whole Torah. The rest is commentary. Now go and learn.

Jewish prayer, religious texts, and commentary are rife with references to Jews as a nation.

Any further commentary is redundant.

“Crisis management has always been her forte, whether saving the euro during the global financial crisis of 2009, keeping Europe together during the refugee crisis, or now coping with the pandemic,” Judy Dempsey of the think tank Carnegie Europe, noted recently in a commentary on Merkel’s legacy.

The Only Revolution, by Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is, a translation with commentary, by A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Prabhupāda, exemplify some of the excellent writings in English by men from India. Bhagavad-Gītā is a holy book in Hinduism.

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This letter […] was published by him with a severe commentary.

Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War

We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.

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