How to Use oral history in a Sentence

oral history

noun

• I'm reading an oral history of the Great Depression.
• Watch the video above for more and read the full oral history here.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• The cast and crew of the beloved film tell the story of its creation and its legacy in an oral history.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2020
• The parallels are all over the text of this oral history.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 May 2021
• Check out The Times’ oral history of this landmark show.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• In some instances the book reads more like an oral history.
  — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2020
• This is what inspired me to use film as a way to preserve oral history.
  — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• So much online is an oral history, and such is the same with chudai.
  — Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
• It’s been a time of reflection for the group, who published a new oral history book in April.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
• For many African Americans, oral history has been the strongest link to the past.
  — USA Today, 17 Oct. 2019
• The story is based on an oral history of the Chemehuevi tribe.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 June 2022
• Readers, start your engines, and may the best oral history (wipes mouth) win!
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
• There is no right gun, there is no best gun, but there is always the next one and the oral history of all the ones that got away or have since been let go.
  — Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2020
• Set largely in the 1970s, the novel is rendered as an oral history, the story of the slow-then-fast rise and sudden fall of a rock band.
  — Robert Lloydtelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• At some point, decades from now, the Cavs may put out their own oral history for how the barking truly began.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2021
• For decades both black and white oral histories on the whereabouts of these mass graves were passed down from one generation to the next.
  — Nehemiah D. Frank, Time, 18 Dec. 2019
• In an oral history of the track for its 20th anniversary, Thomas told Rolling Stone about its longevity.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2021
• Head over to Vanity Fair’s website to read the full excerpt from the oral history.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
• The oral histories of many present-day tribes link their ancestors to earthen mounds.
  — AZCentral.com, 5 June 2023
• Read the oral history of that drive, as compiled by Jack Harris, by clicking here.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• In the oral history, Mr. Johnson recalled boarding and seeing the plane’s name painted on the side.
  — Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Rowe’s mother would tell the family’s oral history on the way.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
• Read about the oral histories here: Read about oral histories here.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, tovlou.github.io, 20 July 2023
• That same year Knight and the Peaky Blinders cast did a group interview with Esquire to give an oral history of the series.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• Rather’s oral history was recorded in his office in New York City.
  — Terry Scott Bertling, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
• The unauthorized oral history, out on Sept. 21, is named after the episode in which Derek Shepherd dies.
  — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2021
• Back in the early days, there was a boxing ring in the back room, the late Broyard said in an oral history for the Southern Foodways Alliance.
  — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• The oral history remains sealed — an effort to comply with the Judge’s wishes.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2021
• The oral history will include interviews with everyone who has played in the Hold Steady, as well as those who’ve worked with the band through the past two decades.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
• The book reads like an oral history, war stories of survival and pride, fear and desperation told around hot plates and night fires.
  — and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024