commentary

Example Sentences

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But it’s bad news and sad commentary that a park in the densely populated heart of the city will remain unusable for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend said it would "not have been appropriate to provide a running commentary on the investigation at such a delicate stage until all enquiries had been completed".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

For a company that has spent years navigating a freight recession and weak activity in Canada’s resource sector, management’s recent commentary “signals that positive trends are emerging.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

And by pivoting away from cinema’s recent penchant for celebrity commentary to face the stripped-down human truth, “Mother Mary” is a reinvention fit for a superstar.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

A later commentary tried to reconcile the three commentaries by the method of pilpul, the result being a happy one for someone who enjoyed pilpul but quite strained as far as I was concerned.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok