How to Use oral history in a Sentence

oral history

noun
  • I'm reading an oral history of the Great Depression.
  • What did her craft teach you about oral history?
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Watch the video above for more and read the full oral history here.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • An oral history of the rise and fall of one of the greatest rock bands.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
  • This is what inspired me to use film as a way to preserve oral history.
    — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But this is an oral history, and oral history is a lush place to hide.
    — Book Marks september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • So much online is an oral history, and such is the same with chudai.
    — Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Staying Gold will share these details and more in its oral history.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • 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
  • In our oral history, the actress cited the film's tonal shifts as a feature, not a bug.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The oral histories of many present-day tribes link their ancestors to earthen mounds.
    — AZCentral.com, 5 June 2023
  • Read the oral history of the late-aught electro anthem below.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 3 June 2019
  • Rowe’s mother would tell the family’s oral history on the way.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The day was the first pass at a comprehensive oral history of the campaign.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The story is based on an oral history of the Chemehuevi tribe.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 June 2022
  • 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
  • Terry Marsala, one of the station’s co-founders, was on hand to offer an oral history.
    — Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • It’s supposed to be an oral history, but Alexievich calls it a novel in voices.
    — Rabih Alameddine september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Memoirs and oral histories recount these first moments of return.
    — Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Read the oral history of that drive, as compiled by Jack Harris, by clicking here.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
  • For many African Americans, oral history has been the strongest link to the past.
    — USA Today, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Head over to Vanity Fair’s website to read the full excerpt from the oral history.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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

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