- present tense form of narrate (3rd person singular).
narrates
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Egged on by demagogues, Thucydides narrates, Athens embarked on a war of choice—the Sicilian expedition, the disastrous failure of which contributed to Athens’s eventual defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Willy Wonka actor Gene Wilder "narrates" the show, explaining the various games to contestants.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Harry Sparkes, from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, stars in Thomas & Friends: Railway Stories alongside Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding, who narrates the series in a role made famous by Sir Ringo Starr.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Country musician Tanya Tucker narrates this documentary about the people keeping the craft traditions of the frontier alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He narrates what he sees: a portcullis, defensive walls called ramparts, granite mansions, a steeple above rooftops.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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