: 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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Using an Analog Rytm saturator and a few choice plug-ins, Luke Fenton approaches sung snippets like wet clay, endlessly moldable with a little osmosis.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
After filming the anticipated reunion, a snippet of an exchange among Ciara Miller, Westling Wilson and Amanda Batula was shared on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Record labels are doing this too, getting clippers to pair compelling video snippets with artists’ songs on places like TikTok, all in the hopes that the song is going to blow up.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Google actually lets Gemini users generate full-length songs now, up from 30-second snippet tracks just a few months ago.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
After filming the anticipated reunion, a snippet of an exchange among Ciara Miller, Westling Wilson and Amanda Batula was shared on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Record labels are doing this too, getting clippers to pair compelling video snippets with artists’ songs on places like TikTok, all in the hopes that the song is going to blow up.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Google actually lets Gemini users generate full-length songs now, up from 30-second snippet tracks just a few months ago.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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snippet
noun
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ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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