: 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 upload contained a snippet of footage from a livestream hosted by 21-year-old YouTuber N3on.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Having put that debut album to bed, and allowed the symphony to exit the stage, Nas stuck around with the live band to perform a dizzying array of song snippets hailing from elsewhere in his catalog.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Having put that debut album to bed, and allowed the symphony to exit the stage, Nas stuck around with the live band to perform a dizzying array of song snippets hailing from elsewhere in his catalog.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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