personal narrative
Example Sentences
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Ms. MeLampy is at her best when she eschews personal narrative in favor of her lacerating accounts of the animal festivals she visits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 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 for Melton, it’s part of a larger personal narrative, one in which this self-proclaimed Army brat moved from place to place, reshaping himself at each stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
It is unnecessary in a personal narrative to repeat what followed in the Fenian camp.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson
