commentate
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Four years later, he was promoted to the Ten O'Clock News, widely seen as the BBC's flagship bulletin, and was increasingly asked to present and commentate on major national events for the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
But commentators gotta commentate, and the time off in the woods has not mellowed Carlson.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
“There’s no one single solution to the problem,” said Swangard, the sports marketing expert who during the world championships will commentate for NBC Sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
My mum used to play with her friends and I used to commentate.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
Surely nobody in their right mind would have let Luna Lovegood commentate?
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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Journalist Lizzie Dearden, who commentates on home affairs issues and is an expert on the far-right in the UK, says Southport is not the first incident that has been used to fuel far-right agendas.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
She’s the “famed” announcer who commentates on the everyday life things.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
I’m a 26-year-old blind individual who color commentates baseball games,’ ” Iacovone said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019
Compiled by Unruly Media and tickled into shape by Emma 1 Alan Partridge commentates on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goalazo against England 4-2 Norwich's finest on Malmö's finest.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
“I hope Luna always commentates from now on...Loser’s Lurgy...”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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"Given how he played, it was no surprise that Fergus' contributions were always insightful and bang on the money," said Neilly, who commentated on Slattery's first game as Ireland captain against France in January 1979.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
In that time I interviewed Steve Jobs twice, and a few years later questioned Mr Pichai's predecessor Larry Page, and commentated live on the collapse of WorldOfFruit.com.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
French, a dual code rugby international as a player, commentated on every Challenge Cup final for BBC TV from 1982 to 2008.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Edmond Dehorter, sometimes referred to as ‘the unknown speaker’ and later as the ‘father of sports commentary’, commentated on the Games for Radio-Paris.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2024
This tendency of the country is shown even in Parliament, where the deputies often confute their opponents with biblical quotations read in Hebrew, or translated and commentated, the discussion degenerating into very disquisitions on theology.
From Holland, v. 1 (of 2) by Helen Zimmern
His involvement with the NFL expanded off the green as he explored TV commentating, even earning Sports Emmy nominations for outstanding sports personality in 1994 and 1996.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She had to undergo surgery after rupturing her Achilles tendon on her take-off leg and so, rather than competing in Paris ended up commentating for the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
A former British Army officer, he held postings in Europe and the Middle East and Afghanistan, before turning to commentating on global security.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Vaughan, who is in Australia commentating on the Ashes, was locked inside a restaurant "a few hundred yards from Bondi" for several hours alongside his wife, sister-in-law, two daughters, and a friend.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
“He is really struggling here. We have never seen him choke this badly in all of our commentating from his head!”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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