commentate
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The Sydney Morning Herald columnist was staying at the Southern Sun hotel to commentate on a match between Australia and South Africa.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
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
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
McEnroe is a familiar presence on ESPN, where he often commentates alongside his older brother, John.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2020
I’m a 26-year-old blind individual who color commentates baseball games,’ ” Iacovone said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019
“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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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
Rugby league great Ray French, who commentated on the sport for the BBC over four decades, has died at the age of 85.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Macpherson, now 90, commentated on Scottish football for over four decades, including many of Law's matches.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 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
Such corrections could be most properly introduced in the notes of a fuller commentated edition: less so, it may seem, in an almost unannotated text.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
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
"It was the largest city in western Europe, with a population of over half a million, and it had an ebullient print media that was constantly commentating on the fashions and follies of the age."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Mark Scott: I'm commentating at the Bridge on Sunday and Estevao is the player I'm most excited about seeing.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh would likely feature for anchoring Gladiators and Blankety Blank, while Graham Norton would appear for commentating on Eurovision and his BBC One chat show.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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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