talking head

noun

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: talking head in a Sentence

Definition of talking head

: the televised head and shoulders shot of a person talking; also : a television personality who appears in such shots

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Examples of talking head in a Sentence

The debate was followed by hours of talking heads analyzing the candidates' performances.

Recent Examples of talking head from the Web

Grenell, meanwhile, seemed an ideal Trumpist standard-bearer — a former aide to national security adviser John Bolton, a Fox News talking head and an inveterate tormentor of journalists and Democrats on social media.

— ishaan tharoor, Washington Post, "The U.S. ambassador in Germany flies the Trumpist flag," 5 June 2018
While the talking heads will tell you a sixth, seventh and even eighth-place teams from one of the five power conferences, plus the Big East, is a 'Cinderella' choice, don't buy it.

— elton alexander, cleveland.com, "NCAA Tournament Watch: Looking at some bracket buster candidates (video)," 17 Jan. 2018
Just beyond midcourt, a couple of feet inbounds, three vacant stools sat in front of a television camera waiting for their talking heads to arrive.

— david murphy, Philly.com, "Sixers' Markelle Fultz and his rocky rookie season will complicate offseason decisions | David Murphy," 1 May 2018
Friday morning, American congressional staffers, intelligence professionals, journalists and talking heads woke up, grabbed their phones, rubbed their eyes and cursed – what in hell is going on?

— heather hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "Did Peace Just Break Out Between North and South Korea?," 27 Apr. 2018
Many Democratic talking heads make weak arguments on television that fail to move voters.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: New coalition aims to improve Democratic messaging against Trump," 18 Apr. 2018
The Mooch is a perfect person to play a post-crack-up talking head.

— rich cohen, The Hollywood Reporter, "One F—ing Awesome Night Out With The Mooch in New York," 16 Apr. 2018
The problem is these talking heads happen to be experienced individuals like, Ben, was just describing about John Bolton.

— Fox News, "Mainstream media bash Bolton," 26 Mar. 2018
That indicates that the talking head has a) never been to Southeastern Indiana and b) has limited knowledge of Midwestern topography.

— john fay, Cincinnati.com, "Lawrenceburg native Nick Goepper hopes for a more pleasant trip to Korea," 1 Feb. 2018

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