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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Anthology was a radical approach to the story — no narrator, no talking heads, just the lads themselves, up close and personal, with loads of unseen footage that fans hadn’t even imagined.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
These creators function similarly to talking heads in extreme mainstream media, except on platforms like Reddit, X and YouTube.
—Preeti Kulkarni, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The talking heads will spend segments arguing whether the Joker would look better in Lakers gold or Celtics green.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Many of the documentary’s expert talking heads painted a mixed picture on progress in their specialist areas too.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
These creators function similarly to talking heads in extreme mainstream media, except on platforms like Reddit, X and YouTube.
—Preeti Kulkarni, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The talking heads will spend segments arguing whether the Joker would look better in Lakers gold or Celtics green.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Many of the documentary’s expert talking heads painted a mixed picture on progress in their specialist areas too.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for talking head
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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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