: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
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snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates.
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Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The video was posted shortly after Bryan shared a snippet of a song that criticized ICE.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
The brouhaha started over when an audio snippet of a verse of an unnamed song began to be recirculated, in both electric and acoustic versions.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Overall, the snippet sounds like an elegy for Bryan’s vision of America.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The video was posted shortly after Bryan shared a snippet of a song that criticized ICE.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
The brouhaha started over when an audio snippet of a verse of an unnamed song began to be recirculated, in both electric and acoustic versions.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Overall, the snippet sounds like an elegy for Bryan’s vision of America.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snippet
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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