narrative

Example Sentences

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But this modest saga saves its biggest surprise for its final reels, when the narrative folds in on itself beguilingly, allowing Marina to relate to her mom and dad in ways she never had before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

What follows the tarp is a lovely narrative braid.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Looking ahead, a slew of jobs releases—culminating in non-farms payroll data for June published Thursday—will help define the week’s narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

“We were rightly skeptical about this so-called Sell America trade. As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

And repetition in larger narrative structures—as witness the shape of everything from fairytales and myths to The Gruffalo—is what makes them seem coherent, memorable, self-achieved, and, in effect, meaningful.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith