How to Use commentator in a Sentence

commentator

noun
  • Public-health commentator Leana Wen may relate to the biblical saying that a prophet is never honored in her own home.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Dugina had espoused many of the same Russian nationalist views as her father in her career as a TV commentator.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Each country has a commentator and most of them are there (at the venue).
    Fred Bronson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the right-wing commentator is still getting paid by Fox News.
    Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 13 June 2023
  • Like all of soccer’s great strikers, Kerr has a full menu of ways to score; commentators like to call it a knack, or an eye for goal.
    Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • One of the Fox Sports game commentators noted that Swift in the crowd with Kelce’s mother, saying the crowd in their suite seemed to be having a great time.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The only thing that’s not clear is whether the Fed will cut by 25 or 50 basis points – and commentators have argued for both sides.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
  • His play-by-play about a crip-walking horse from the equestrian event at the 2021 Tokyo games is what landed him the commentator gig in the first place.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
  • With commentators on the mic keeping the energy high while the crowd screamed house chants, the moment was electric.
    Mikelle Street, Essence, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The first project is in partnership with sports commentator Rome.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
  • McHale and Glaser were seen throughout the episode as sideline commentators.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Breen was the team's main radio commentator while Van Gundy was an assistant coach and Jackson was the point guard.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Barkley, born and raised in Leeds, is a high-profile sports commentator who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Now a Boston Celtics studio commentator, that hasn’t changed for the Heat 2000 second-round pick.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
  • But then again, some commentators think that the two powers have always been allies.
    Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Many commentators believe these will prove highly persuasive to a jury if the case winds up in front of one.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Jones has served as a college football commentator and leading NBA play-by-play voice for more than three decades.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the talk of war comes from what US commentators are considering, with little connection to the ground.
    Elias Ferrer Breda, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • While the Mexican diver's connection to the Cincinnati team was not given, the commentator said the 20-year-old's dad, Sergio Olvera, used to play the sport.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Simpson was also well-known for his work as an actor, sports commentator, and even as the face of rental car company Hertz.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But commentators need to stop crying about abusive gimmicks or gloom and doom.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Das, who couldn’t be reached for comment, was also criticized by commentators perceived as close to the BJP.
    Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The hip-hop track was debuted by the sports commentator, 71, on X, (formerly known as Twitter).
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That led many commentators to credit him with Russia’s main military triumph since the early days of the war.
    Robyn Dixon, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The falsehoods about Epps were referenced by other commentators on the network, the complaint said.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Simmons, her successor, stayed only a year and is now a commentator for CNN.
    Astead W. Herndon, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This strikes me as an unlikely scenario, at least on the scale that some commentators have predicted.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023
  • As many commentators have pointed out, the alternative to the Chevron deference is to leave the fate of regulations up to judges.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Besides the general controversy over a newspaper of record declining to endorse a candidate for the first time in almost four decades, subscribers and online commentators alike were angered by Bezos’ reported involvement in the decision.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
  • That comment did not come during a rally, but a Q-and-A session with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024

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