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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Folks who may have been fleeting presences, or reduced to talking heads in tiny squares on a group Zoom — like the secretary of defense (Jared Harris) or a fresh-faced deputy national security adviser (The Night Agent‘s Gabriel Basso) — become lead protagonists.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
In lieu of talking heads and dramatic recreations, Geeta Gandbhir's film is composed almost entirely of police bodycam footage and 911 calls.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascinatingly, one of the young white activists, Brian (Cameron Mann), becomes a Kyle Rittenhouse-type talking head while Joe is elected mayor.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
This is the first opportunity that a queen from RuPaul’s Drag Race gets to go and showcase the work, and not just be a talking head anymore, but to actually showcase what a queen can do.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
In lieu of talking heads and dramatic recreations, Geeta Gandbhir's film is composed almost entirely of police bodycam footage and 911 calls.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascinatingly, one of the young white activists, Brian (Cameron Mann), becomes a Kyle Rittenhouse-type talking head while Joe is elected mayor.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
This is the first opportunity that a queen from RuPaul’s Drag Race gets to go and showcase the work, and not just be a talking head anymore, but to actually showcase what a queen can do.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 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 2 Nov. 2025.
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