: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
Examples of snippet in a Sentence
snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Before preserving and storing your dress, Brooks suggests taking a small snippet of lace, fabric, buttons, or beading.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Some of Butler’s songs are mere snippets, some are full-length numbers, often with vocals in the three-part harmony familiar from the time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to clips of ICE officers forcefully pushing and tackling people on the snowy streets, the video includes snippets of Minnesotans flooding the roads with posters calling for ICE to leave the city.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Billboard noted that social media platforms like TikTok, where fans used snippets of the song to soundtrack videos, fueled its resurgence over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Some of Butler’s songs are mere snippets, some are full-length numbers, often with vocals in the three-part harmony familiar from the time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to clips of ICE officers forcefully pushing and tackling people on the snowy streets, the video includes snippets of Minnesotans flooding the roads with posters calling for ICE to leave the city.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Billboard noted that social media platforms like TikTok, where fans used snippets of the song to soundtrack videos, fueled its resurgence over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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snippet
noun
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ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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