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

But at the time it was very foreign to people to think of a personal narrative that is attached to a living brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

We looked at our friend—for this has become a personal narrative, as may already have been conjectured—and we marked the pain and sorrow of heart that had visibly overcome him.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian