How to Use stock footage in a Sentence

stock footage

noun
  • There’s like a half-hour of stock footage in the movie instead.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than participating in the challenge, the two are seen walking and holding hands in stock footage.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 12 Nov. 2025
  • There is some stock footage used for a scene shot outside the Shelby County Courthouse in Memphis.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The film consists of little more than first-person interviews with Zodiac survivors and cops who worked the case against a white backdrop, combined with stock footage.
    — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This film comes from the same director as the Albert Fish documentary above, so don’t expect a delicate delivery; the modus operandi here is stock footage and lurid detail.
    — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The affordability and accessibility of these tools could upend the workflows of advertising, marketing, and the stock footage industry.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As faux-broadcasters played by Chevy Chase and Jane Curtain did play-by-play coverage over stock footage of actual skiing wipeouts, the sound of a gunshot was overdubbed just as the athletes fell.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • Completing the hat trick in pitiful style, Taking on the World was shot on a shoestring budget, helmed by the man behind Highlander III, and forced to rely on stock footage of real-life footballers.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Created by Dave Hughes in 2011, the anthology clip show consists of weaved together stock footage, viral videos, short films, animations, and music videos licensed by artists and creators.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

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