sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite Instead of highlighting Nashville General's progress, reporters selectively use sound bites to undermine Dr. Webb. Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Complex issues are not reduced to 15-second sound bites. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 June 2025 But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025 Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
  • Watch Richie and Clarkson bond over their grief in the preview clip above.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That perception was shattered by the 24-hour ecosystem of divisive clips, some new, most from a half decade ago, all intended to feed anger and division.
    Keith Wilson, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, opt for deli meats that contain natural nitrates and nitrites and natural additives (such as plant extracts or organic acids like lactate) that can help fight the growth of harmful bacteria.
    Laura Schober, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Revitalizing Serum, made with mostly natural ingredients including red camellia extract, smooths and illuminates the skin while its counterpart—the Revitalizing Eye Serum—wakes up the gaze.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the clip, which sees Reid's Lestat singing and sawing a violin, fans are treated to a brief snippet of Lestat's anthemic music.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Like its predecessor, When the Sea Came Alive, this audiobook features snippets of first-person accounts of those who lived the history.
    AudioFile Magazine September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Here are some excerpts from our conversation.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One excerpt in particular that has amped up the anticipation for the book, is one that speaks of his longtime, late friend Michael Jackson.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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