voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
Examples of voice-over in a Sentence
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While Lady Whistledown’s identity is revealed to the viewer at the end of season 1, Andrews manages to charm and dazzle with her voice-overs that explain exactly what is going on, whether her subjects want to hear it or not.
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James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
At least two of the sketches were repeats of ones from previous episodes, including a Young Spicy sketch about voice-over artists recording inappropriate rap song intros, and the return of phone number jingle artists Soul Booth at the end of the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The images are composed with delicate attention to light and décor, adding inner dimensions through voice-overs and onscreen superimpositions of drawing and handwriting in the TV show’s emblematic fuchsia.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
In addition to a substantial voice-over career — from Wreck-It Ralph (2012) to American Dad! — Lynch also hosted game shows like Hollywood Game Night and Weakest Link.
—EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
Another alternative is VoIP, or voice-over internet protocol, phone service.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The best place to advertise your voice-over/narration skills is Fiverr.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
So went the voice-over at the Undercover show: a prose poem written and read by the film director Wim Wenders.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
At least two of the sketches were repeats of ones from previous episodes, including a Young Spicy sketch about voice-over artists recording inappropriate rap song intros, and the return of phone number jingle artists Soul Booth at the end of the show.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The images are composed with delicate attention to light and décor, adding inner dimensions through voice-overs and onscreen superimpositions of drawing and handwriting in the TV show’s emblematic fuchsia.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
In addition to a substantial voice-over career — from Wreck-It Ralph (2012) to American Dad! — Lynch also hosted game shows like Hollywood Game Night and Weakest Link.
—EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
Another alternative is VoIP, or voice-over internet protocol, phone service.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The best place to advertise your voice-over/narration skills is Fiverr.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
So went the voice-over at the Undercover show: a prose poem written and read by the film director Wim Wenders.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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