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sound bite

noun

Definition of sound bite

as in clip

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Recent Examples of sound bite Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Those 35 seconds will go down in sideline interview history, as one in-game sound bite that actually meant something, sent up a flashing red flag that alerted all to keep watching. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Ahead of the episode, Harry and Colbert, 61, made a cheeky social media video set to a viral Great British Bake Off sound bite. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Howard Cosell would announce the news of Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football, a sound bite that Soderbergh, with his customary incisiveness and aversion to the maudlin, includes here. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sound bite

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Noun

Some hopeful fans took to social media to post their own interpretation of the phrase, often coupled with clips of past Mexican men’s national teams.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Similar to Alannah, the Montgomery clip came out right after the cast was revealed on May 28.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of clip

Noun

Instead, at the scene, detectives looked at snippets of surveillance videos stored on Burke’s phone.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.

— Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

Definition of snippet

Noun

Although excerpts were published internationally, the full memoir was only rediscovered by historian Jonathan Schroeder in 2016.

— Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Earlier, authorities blocked access to excerpts of Goktas' show, including pokes at Erdogan, that were uploaded onto social media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of excerpt

Noun

The daily quotations from Urner Barry, a market reporting company, serve as a benchmark for the egg industry, shaping what retailers pay for eggs nationwide, according to the suit.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Students occupied the building and hung banners with mocking quotations from Horkheimer.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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