Sentence examples for narrative hold from inspiring English sources

On the basis of the first six (presented as two evenings at Signature), directed by Michael Wilson, the cycle has the complexity, richness and narrative hold of a juicy 19th-century novel.

We can't laugh at him — or do anything else at him; we have to remain with him, on his side, to root for this flawed and humorous hero and believe in his essentially un-humbled importance.As a comedy The Humbling gets laughs, as a drama it maintains its narrative hold.

Ovechkin is back to form, he's going to lead the Caps charging into the playoffs and, should this redemption narrative hold, he'll win some kind of trophy at the end of it all – if not the Cup, then perhaps one of those formerly-hallowed awards that they now give away in Las Vegas these days in some kind of weird pseudo-ESPY night, hosted by a bunch of guys from Toronto.

But will that most damning narrative hold up?

It might be splendid if this triumphant narrative held true, in Britain and in New York City.

Of those three cases, the New Orleans/Chris Paul narrative holds the most potential for intrigue.

There's no more than a ghost of a narrative holding these gags together.

A storytelling battle of the sexes that reminds us that whoever controls the narrative holds the power.

This narrative holds particular sway in professional sports, which rely so heavily on extreme discipline and the mythology of the self-made warrior.

That narrative held that the German military didn't really lose the First World War; the soldiers were betrayed by traitorous civilian politicians who signed an armistice.

Obama's great potential for America, noted Indyk, is also a great threat to Islamist radicals — because his narrative holds tremendous appeal for Arabs.