How to Use talking head in a Sentence

talking head

noun
  • The debate was followed by hours of talking heads analyzing the candidates' performances.
  • A lot of talking heads blamed this game on Jalen Duren.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The first of those tweets is a classic move by a partisan talking head.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Like, talking heads are normally not enough.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
  • The Mooch is a perfect person to play a post-crack-up talking head.
    — Rich Cohen, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2018
  • There’s going to be talking heads talking about his game and whatnot.
    — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, 12 June 2019
  • The office is lined with screens where your remote colleagues might pop up as talking heads.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Docs have hardwired us to expect talking heads, text and graphics.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Any good bartender knows that talking heads on TVs are bad for business.
    — Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The talking head is Pierre Boulez, the leading modernist of his era.
    — David Allen, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Despite all the bickering between talking heads, the fans seem to know who the game’s youngest stars are.
    — Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • No, that’s not some present-day talking head holding forth on Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
    — Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Give the video a hero, a central character, not just a talking head spewing data.
    — Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2021
  • At this point, the talking heads are in on the joke but don’t know what deeply silly questions Morgan will ask.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But don’t expect these talking heads to call the site anything besides its original name.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Making an appearance were allies from the first game like the talking head Mimir.
    — Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Fran Lebowitz and Anna Wintour are among the many talking heads.
    — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Among those on the shortlist are several talking heads who once called Fox News home.
    — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 3 May 2018
  • The lack of talking heads commenting on her enhances the intimate feel.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Miller appears in a talking head in the final episode, as if he’s been summoned by the echoes of his own essential work.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
  • News flash y'all — cutting and pasting a bunch of clips alongside a talking head and slapping on some music does not a doc make.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
  • As in her previous films, Simon eschews talking heads for a more fly-on-the-wall approach.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • But Sharpe is on a slide after being fired from his high-profile job as a TV talking head.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 5 June 2020
  • However, most talking heads expect a knockout, and Wilder’s track record suggests the same.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 23 Nov. 2019
  • There are no talking heads here — only archival audio over images of construction workers building the park.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But is Dakich a Louisville hater or just a self-promoting talking head with a poor grasp of social media?
    — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2018
  • John Fox will join the network’s growing pool of NFL talking heads4.
    — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 15 May 2018
  • And if that's not enough, there are multiple moments of talking head-style monologues, thanks to the framing device used for the series.
    — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The story is filled out with firsthand experience of talking heads, among them Nicky Siano.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
  • Simmons wasn’t the only sports talking head to believe the Cowboys made the wrong move bringing Williams in.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

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