: 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 season 5 snippet shows Green arriving to the class late without having actually read the book, which leads her to ask Phoebe to fill her in on its complicated plot.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Schlanger sees the moment as part of the move towards sport highlight culture, where people often watch snippets in place of full competitions.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
One very funny snippet has Elvis giving a sweet peck on the cheek to a little girl at the lip of the stage followed by what appears to be her big sister latching her lips onto him like a mollusk before being peeled off by her mother.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Schlanger sees the moment as part of the move towards sport highlight culture, where people often watch snippets in place of full competitions.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
One very funny snippet has Elvis giving a sweet peck on the cheek to a little girl at the lip of the stage followed by what appears to be her big sister latching her lips onto him like a mollusk before being peeled off by her mother.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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snippet
noun
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ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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