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: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
Bari Walsh
Bari WalshVideo footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …—Latifah Muhammad
Latifah MuhammadRamsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.—Kyle Turner
Kyle TurnerThe documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.—Kristi Turnquist
Kristi Turnquist2
: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
a
b
: the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject)
The people of Hiroshima had a fund-raising campaign to purchase footage from films taken by American photographers …. They calculated they could purchase ten feet of footage for one thousand yen …—Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide Ota
Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide OtaExamples of footage in a Sentence
Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
Recent Examples on the Web
Others praised the celebrity for sharing candid footage of her real life, including a glimpse of her boyfriend.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
One of the first things Oakland police investigators did was to review surveillance footage from the tower, which confirmed Chavez-Montoya was seen walking in on Jan. 27, 2023, but never seen leaving.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Siegel had been tasked with reviewing all the footage of Durst to flag if any additional material should be added to the series fairly late in the editing process — two years after the interview was originally conducted.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Bowers urged anyone with footage from the incident to reach out to police.
—Davone Morales, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that officers had responded to an incident at the 8200 block of Sunset Boulevard at 12:15 a.m; Fox News 11 also shared footage of detectives outside the hotel later the morning of the incident.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
By sunrise, Iranian state-run news outlets were projecting a swift return to normality, broadcasting footage of calm street scenes, while officials publicly dismissed the impact of the attack.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The series will unveil the true stories behind the oppressive and racist regime that ruled South Africa for decades, weaving together exclusive accounts from both victims and perpetrators, unseen footage and previously unpublished documents.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Mary Robertson: There were questions swirling around the videos, which featured footage that was recorded on some of the sets that Dan Schneider presided over, and those felt like important questions to interrogate.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
Mallory Moench, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
One of the first things Oakland police investigators did was to review surveillance footage from the tower, which confirmed Chavez-Montoya was seen walking in on Jan. 27, 2023, but never seen leaving.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Siegel had been tasked with reviewing all the footage of Durst to flag if any additional material should be added to the series fairly late in the editing process — two years after the interview was originally conducted.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Bowers urged anyone with footage from the incident to reach out to police.
—Davone Morales, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that officers had responded to an incident at the 8200 block of Sunset Boulevard at 12:15 a.m; Fox News 11 also shared footage of detectives outside the hotel later the morning of the incident.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
By sunrise, Iranian state-run news outlets were projecting a swift return to normality, broadcasting footage of calm street scenes, while officials publicly dismissed the impact of the attack.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The series will unveil the true stories behind the oppressive and racist regime that ruled South Africa for decades, weaving together exclusive accounts from both victims and perpetrators, unseen footage and previously unpublished documents.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Mary Robertson: There were questions swirling around the videos, which featured footage that was recorded on some of the sets that Dan Schneider presided over, and those felt like important questions to interrogate.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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