personal narrative
Example Sentences
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David rapidly translated his Roman experiences into a personal narrative style that distills physical action into a minutely detailed frozen moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
"These facial depictions also encourage the audience to understand ancient remains as people rather than artefacts, and to establish a connection through personal narrative rather than a wider population history," she adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
Eric Adams' personal narrative is a remarkable American story, by any standard.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
“There’s so much memoir and personal narrative in the essays that I think some of them absolutely do start off right where ‘Red Paint’ left off,” LaPointe says.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
From The Invasion by William Le Queux
