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Definition of snippet
: a small part, piece, or thing; especially : a brief quotable passage
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Examples of snippet in a Sentence
snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
Recent Examples of snippet from the Web
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More than 100 readers share the duty, reading snippets as a camera provides close-ups of their faces.
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This phenomenon, the official said, often results in people around the president hearing snippets of his internal monologue and taking it as gospel.
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Musical.ly, which enables users to make videos backed by snippets from popular songs, plans to offer a twist by encouraging users to post personal responses to prompts in the show.
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Ms. Kachalova sees it as a way to introduce children to contemporary Russian art in snippets.
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Kidnapping, cross-dressing, and adultery combine in this madcap comedy, written by rearranging thousands of snippets cut from the plays of William Shakespeare into a new plot.
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But as Allemana and engineer Schwab listen to one musical snippet after another, Freeman gets a bit frustrated.
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Here are a few behind the scene snippets from our photo shoot with Tara this past winter.
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Far Cry 5 Far Cry 5 appeared near the end of the press conference with a revealing snippet of actual gameplay.
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Origin and Etymology of snippet
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SNIPPET Defined for English Language Learners
snippet
playDefinition of snippet for English Language Learners
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: a small piece of information or news
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: a small part of something (such as a piece of music, a conversation, etc.)
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