talking head
noun
: the televised head and shoulders shot of a person talking
also
: a television personality who appears in such shots
Examples of talking head in a Sentence
The debate was followed by hours of talking heads analyzing the candidates' performances.
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Sports talk show hosts and social media talking heads opined that to race would be dangerous and irresponsible.
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
But Amy Odell — who wrote the book on Anna Wintour, literally — and many social media talking heads believe Streep is flatly opposed to Bezos’ involvement, and passed on Wintour’s invitation.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
A lot of talking heads blamed this game on Jalen Duren.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
But Amy Odell — who wrote the book on Anna Wintour, literally — and many social media talking heads believe Streep is flatly opposed to Bezos’ involvement, and passed on Wintour’s invitation.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
A lot of talking heads blamed this game on Jalen Duren.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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