How to Use social media in a Sentence

social media

noun
  • The boy mom shared the news with a clip on social media.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The high court is in the midst of a term heavy with social media issues.
    Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The back-and-forth played out on social media for much of last year.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2022
  • On Wednesday the group’s social media pages did not show blood on the knife and fork.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • At least some of the fight was recorded and shared on social media.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This cannot be done over the phone, email or social media.
    Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Chris is known to have a laugh with Liam on social media.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The image of her shared on social media shook the country.
    Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But the out-of-this-world event was also slammed on social media as out of touch.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The pair have been teasing the song, which sounds like a mix of dance and country, on social media for the past week.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • What pushed you to grow this with social media and a website?
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
  • And in the midst of some boy troubles, her use of social media helped lead her down a very dark path.
    W. Bradford Wilcox, National Review, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The threats have appeared to come from emails or social media posts.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Guides can be found on social media sites such as Telegram, where the fee starts at $1,200 and up.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • With that in mind, what is your approach to social media these days?
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The protests have been the talk of the nation, around dinner tables, on talk shows and social media.
    Derek Decloet and Brian Platt, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • The news of Costa being off the card came from Robert Tellez on social media.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • The shelter went on to make its own social media post from the monkey's time with them.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The singer’s wife, Ari Whibley, shared the news Friday on social media.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the tour, Charles and Camilla shared a message on social media marking the end of the historic tour.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Burchett confirmed the thread on social media was how things went down.
    Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But in the age of social media, rumors can take on a whole other life.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This led people to cheer for the orcas on social media.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Chingy has yet to respond to Drake’s praise on social media.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Videos posted to social media showed Rollins getting helped to the back.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • Photos and videos shared on social media show the house consumed by flames.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Devin Booker is aware of his power to cause a stir on social media.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
  • This inspired him to set up his social media accounts, @thenamelessnarcissist, to try and break the stigma.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Some are taking to social media to urge prayer and express grief.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Her loved ones also confirmed her death directly through her own social media on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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