How to Use oral history in a Sentence

oral history

noun
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  • 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
  • In the way of oral history there were no names, no dates.
    — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Conor Orr with an oral history of the greatest team to never make it: the 1998 Vikings ...
    — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • 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
  • Here's an oral history on how punks took back their scene.
    — Steve Knopper, GQ, 16 Jan. 2018
  • There’s also a pair of episodes telling the oral history of the project and Cole’s mindset at that point in his career.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This is what inspired me to use film as a way to preserve oral history.
    — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The day was the first pass at a comprehensive oral history of the campaign.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • So much online is an oral history, and such is the same with chudai.
    — Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That same year, many of them spoke with Rolling Stone for a massive oral history about the making of the film and its legacy.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Oh – revisit our oral history of that trade here in parts one and two.
    — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Terry Marsala, one of the station’s co-founders, was on hand to offer an oral history.
    — Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Read the oral history of the late-aught electro anthem below.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 3 June 2019
  • 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
  • So the brilliant, grumpy and irascible priest of old times is gone, and — with him — goes a priceless oral history of the blues and thousands of songs.
    — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 July 2018
  • Head over to Vanity Fair’s website to read the full excerpt from the oral history.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
  • According to Vulture's oral history, the move was all Hanks'.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Some part of the city appeared on every episode, too, and as a result the show, particularly the early seasons, does double duty as a strange sort of oral history of New York City at the end of the millennium.
    — Glynnis MacNicol, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2025

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