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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As well, ex-White House and Virginia Gov. Youngkin aide Hannah Salem Stone and ex-Nixon aide and Fox News talking head Monica Crowley, who now serves as the State Department’s chief of protocol, are on board with America250 too.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 June 2025
The film broke out of a lot of music documentary conventions, utilizing a unique collage-like graphic style to bring Armstrong’s words to life, rather than relying on talking head interviewees.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 May 2025
The American entrepreneur was one of the five passengers killed on June 18, 2023, while the compact submersible descended en route to the wreckage of the Titanic, and Rush is now in all the talking heads' crosshairs as the villain of this tragic story.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Just Kids opens with an interview with the historian Susan Stryker, one of a handful of talking heads featured in the doc, who offers an overview of the issues facing transgender people in the United States.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 June 2025
The film broke out of a lot of music documentary conventions, utilizing a unique collage-like graphic style to bring Armstrong’s words to life, rather than relying on talking head interviewees.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 May 2025
The American entrepreneur was one of the five passengers killed on June 18, 2023, while the compact submersible descended en route to the wreckage of the Titanic, and Rush is now in all the talking heads' crosshairs as the villain of this tragic story.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Just Kids opens with an interview with the historian Susan Stryker, one of a handful of talking heads featured in the doc, who offers an overview of the issues facing transgender people in the United States.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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