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

As much as this was about her belief in Harris’ political project, it was about her taking control of a threatened personal narrative, much as she does throughout “The Tortured Poets Department.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Of the third wife he says334 in his personal narrative: "My wife, who was taken captive and was released, has now grown old in Persia without an interview being possible."

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham