sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite Any sound bite is a potential weapon. Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026 Any sound bite is a potential weapon. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026 Ahead of the episode, Harry and Colbert, 61, made a cheeky social media video set to a viral Great British Bake Off sound bite. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Every red carpet misstep, every viral sound bite, is instantly flattened into content. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
  • At Annie’s, models’ hair was left down and accessorised with jumbo flower clips.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The video stitches past and present with archival clips, studio cuts, and a handshake that seals this intergenerational torch-passing moment.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This elixir is powered by a blend of antioxidants (including goji fruit extract), cucumber fruit water, prebiotic and postbiotic extracts, and a handful of other intelligent ingredients to provide visible firming and hydration while helping shield and balance skin from within.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Some of these bars feature vanilla extract, others call for brown sugar instead of granulated, many include melted butter, and a few remixes ask for shredded coconut.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Listen to a snippet of the track on TikTok.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Soon after, other social media snippets of their presence in the Queen City dribbled out.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • IndieWire shares an exclusive new excerpt from the book, chronicling the earliest days of pre-production and what sounds like a truly bad screen test, below.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The White House hasn’t released SOTU excerpts yet, but an energy deal with tech companies building data centers and lots of America 250 also seems to be in the cards, as does the situation with Iran and the economy.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The series retains its fondness for rapid-fire, near-impenetrable finance jargon and for ostentatious literary quotations—the product, we’re meant to assume, of the characters’ otherwise wasted Oxbridge educations.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That’s one of the le Carré quotations, which is literal and metaphorical.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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