: 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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The clips featured the band recording the song in the middle of the desert, with the snippet highlighting the back half of the pre-chorus and the first half of the chorus.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2026
After posting the video on Tuesday, LaRussell doubled down on promoting the untitled track, posting several snippets of himself performing verses.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Gamers blasted a demo video shared by Nvidia, which showed snippets from games like the Resident Evil franchise being overlaid with a familiar AI sheen.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Here’s a snippet from our former lifestyle writer Jen Adam’s review in the story.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2026
After posting the video on Tuesday, LaRussell doubled down on promoting the untitled track, posting several snippets of himself performing verses.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Gamers blasted a demo video shared by Nvidia, which showed snippets from games like the Resident Evil franchise being overlaid with a familiar AI sheen.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Here’s a snippet from our former lifestyle writer Jen Adam’s review in the story.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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